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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