Word Summary
dōdeka: two and ten, twelve
Original Word: δώδεκαTransliteration: dōdeka
Phonetic Spelling: (do'-dek-ah)
Part of Speech: Indeclinable Numeral (Adjective)
Short Definition: two and ten, twelve
Meaning: two and ten, twelve
Strong's Concordance
twelve.
From duo and deka; two and ten, i.e. A dozen -- twelve.
see GREEK duo
see GREEK deka
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1427: δώδεκαδώδεκα,
οἱ,
αἱ,
τά (from
Homer down),
twelve:
Matthew 9:20;
Matthew 10:1; (
L T Tr WH in
Acts 19:7;
Acts 24:11 for
δεκαδύο);
Revelation 7:5 (
R G i b');
Revelation 21:21, etc.;
οἱ δώδεκα,
the twelve apostles of Jesus, so called by way of eminence:
Mark 9:35;
Mark 10:32;
Mark 11:11;
Matthew 26:14, 20;
Luke 22:3, etc.