δι-ετής G1332
two years old; of or relating to the age of two years
This adjective denotes 'two years old' or 'of two years' duration. Matthew 2:16 describes Herod's massacre of infants 'two years old and under' based on the time he learned from the magi. The term can refer to age or duration. The New Testament usage focuses on the age of young children in this tragic historical event.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Two years old or of two years' age, describing the chronological age of young children. Herod's murderous decree (Matt 2:16) targeted male children 'from two years old and under,' calculated from when the star appeared to the magi. The genitive form modifies an implied 'child,' specifying the age range of victims in this horrific attempt to eliminate the newborn King. 1×
AR["ابْنِ-سَنَتَيْنِ"]·ben["দুই-বছরের"]·DE["διετοῦς"]·EN["two-years"]·FR["de-deux-ans"]·heb["בֶּן-שְׁנָתַיִם"]·HI["दो-वर्ष-के"]·ID["dua-tahun"]·IT["dietous"]·jav["kalih-taun"]·KO["두-살-부터"]·PT["dois-anos"]·RU["двухлетних"]·ES["dos-años"]·SW["miaka-miwili"]·TR["iki-yaşından"]·urd["دو-سال"]
Related Senses
H3117 1. day, specific time (2231×)H5704 1. until, unto, as far as (1238×)H8141 1. year, unit of time (880×)H6258 1. and now (421×)G2250 1. day (388×)H5750 1. again, more, further (288×)H5769 1. forever, to eternity (280×)H6256 1. time, period (264×)H2320 1. month, calendar period (260×)H0310a 2. after (temporal) (258×)H3915 1. night, period of darkness (234×)H1242 1. morning (214×)H5750 2. still, yet (continuative) (166×)G5119 1. then (160×)G3568 1. now (147×)G2193 1. until (143×)G3825 1. (141×)G3752 1. (123×)H6153 1. evening, time of day (123×)H0227a 1. then (122×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
δι-ετής, ές, or διέτης, ες, of or lasting two years, χρόνος Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ διετὲς ἡβᾶν to be two years past puberty, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II two years old, Refs 4th c.BC+ __III = {διετήσιος}, Refs 5th c.AD+