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Strong's #1333 - διετία
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- the space of two years
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δι-ετία, ἡ,
= cross διετηρίς, Ph. 2.536, Acts 24:27, Acts 28:30; διετίᾳ Cleom. 1.3, CIG 5033 (Nubia), Inscr.Magn. 164.12, POxy. 707.24 (ii A. D.), Theo Sm. p.136 H.; ἐκ διετίας βήσσοντα SIG 1171.4 (Lebena).
διετία, διετίας, ἡ (from διετής, cf. τριετία, τετραετία), the space of two years: Acts 24:27; Acts 28:30. (Philo in Flacc. § 16; (Graecus Venutus, Genesis 41:1; Genesis 45:5).)
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†διετία , -ας , ἡ
(< διετής ),
[in LXX (Græc. Ven.): Genesis 41:1; Genesis 45:5 *;]
the space of two years: Acts 24:27; Acts 28:30.†
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This subst., for which Grimm cites only Philo, can now be freely authenticated—e.g. P Oxy IV. 707.24 (c. A.D. 136) τῇ δὲ λοιπῇ διετίᾳ τελέσαι τὰ διὰ τῆς μισθώσεως ὑπὲρ φόρου ἀνειλημμένα, ";that for the remaining two years he should pay the rent set forth in the lease"; (Edd.), ib. VI. 910.51 (A.D. 197) τῆς μὲν ἐν π [υ ]ρῷ διετίας, BGU I. 180.7 (ii/iii AD.) μ [ε ]τὰ διετίαν τῆς [ἀπο ]λύσεως, P Strass I. 2.10 (A.D. 217) τὴ ]ν λοιπὴ [ν δι ]ετίαν, and from the inscrr. Syll 805.4 (? i/A.D.) ἐκ διετίας βήσσοντά με ἀδ [ιαλεί ]πτως, OGIS 485.12 (Roman) γενόμενον δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ἐπιπηγῶν διετίαν. The word δεκαετία is found P Strass I. 22.23 (iii/A.D.).
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