Lk. 2:24 ζεῦγος as (breeding) pair?

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Stephen Hughes
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Lk. 2:24 ζεῦγος as (breeding) pair?

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Luke 2:24 wrote:Ζεῦγος τρυγόνων ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν.
Is the thought conveyed by ζεῦγος τρυγόνων that they were a male-female pair, rather than just δύο τρυγόνας?
Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ
(Menander, Γνῶμαι μονόστιχοι 108)
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