ἀμφότερα [5 verses](adj pl neut acc) "Both" is amphoteroi, which means "either," "both of two," "both together," "towards both sides," "both ways," "on both sides," and "all together." -- The word translated as "both" means "both sides" and "both ways" as well as "both together." It is chosen because unlike the common word for "both," it implies two different ways or sides together.