Strong’s G1208 · Greek
δεύτερος
deúteros
Definition
(ordinal) second (in time, place, or rank; also adverb)
Etymology
as the comparative of G1417 (δύο);
Where the KJV renders it
- afterward
- again
- second(-arily
- time)
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