Quick Definition
διετής, ές Adj two years old
Strong's Definition
of two years (in age)
Derivation: from G1364 (δίς) and G2094 (ἔτος);
KJV Usage: two years old
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
διετής, -és, (Sis and ἔτος), [fr. Hdt. down], of two years, two years old: ἀπὸ διετοῦς sc. παιδός, Mt. ii. 16, ef. Fritzsche ad loe.; [others take διετοῦς here as neut.; see Meyer ].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
διετής dietēs 1x
of two years; of the age of two years, Mt. 2:16*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** διετής, -ές
(< δίς, ἔτος), [in LXX: II Mac 10:3 * ;]
lasting two years.
two years old: ἀπὸ δ. (sc. παιδός, or neuter; cf. I Ch 27:23, ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς), Mt 2:16.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
διετής. P Amb II. 8728 (lease of land—a.p. 125) ἀμεθέστατόν σε φυλάξω [e]i[s] τὸν διετῆ χρόνον, ‘* I will guarantee your tenancy for the period of two years (Edd.): cf. P Lond 8567 (late i/A.pD.) (= UII. p. 92) Stero[d]s and OG/S 513% (iii/A.p.) Avp(nAlav) . . . ἱερασαμένην ἐνδόξως καὶ peyaλοπρεπῶς διετεῖ χρόνῳ, 7115 xxxiv. p. ff, inser. no. 13% (Lycia) θύσει δὲ κἸτήτωρ τῆς ο[ἰ]κίας [κα]τ᾽ ἐνιαυτὸν ἐν TH ιβ [το]ῦ Ἐξανδικοῦ ἔριφον [δ]ιτ[ἢ] (/. διετῆ), P Cairo Preis 3122 (A.D. 139-40) ἐπὶ] διετῆ χρόνον ἀπὸ τοῦ εἰσιόντος μηνόϊς. διετία. This subst., for which Grimm cites only Philo, can now be freely authenticated—e. g. P Oxy IV. 7074 (c. A.D. 136)
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
διετής (dietēs) — two years old. 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+]