δώδεκα (G1427) — Greek Lexicon

δώδεκα

dṓdeka

G1427 determiner

SILEX Entry

Definition

The cardinal number twelve; indicating a total quantity of twelve items, persons, or concepts. In the New Testament and related literature, commonly used in enumerating individuals, tribal groups, or symbolic groupings.

Semantic Range

the cardinal number twelve, a group or set of twelve, used as an enumerative for people or concepts, symbolic reference to the twelve tribes or twelve disciples

Root / Etymology

From Greek δύo ('two') + δέκα ('ten'); a transparent compound meaning 'twelve'. Cognate with related Indo-European forms for this number (cf. Latin duodecim, Hebrew שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר).

Historical & Contextual Notes

δώδεκα is a straightforward numeral in Greek, with its usage paralleled in classical and later periods. In Hellenistic and Koine Greek, it functions exclusively as the quantitative term 'twelve.' In the Septuagint and New Testament, δώδεκα is notably used for enumerating the twelve tribes of Israel (οἱ δώδεκα φυλαί), the twelve apostles/disciples (οἱ δώδεκα), and other significant groupings. The symbolic and organizational role of the number twelve in Israelite and early Judean society imbued the term with cultural resonance, but the lexical meaning remains strictly quantitative. English translations almost always render δώδεκα as 'twelve,' which accurately represents its function without significant loss or narrowing of sense.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from δύο and δέκα; two and ten, i.e. a dozen:--twelve.

Root Family

δώδεκα (dōdeka) — twelve, two and ten, dozen

Root δωδεκ- twelve, two and ten, dozen

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G1427-01`	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC N PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve	75

Occurrences in Scripture

75 occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G1427-01`	Matthew 9:20	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC N PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 10:1	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 10:2	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 10:5	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 11:1	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET DAT M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 14:20	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 19:28	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 19:28	δώδεκα	dodeka-2	`DET ACC F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 20:17	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 26:14	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 26:20	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 26:47	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Matthew 26:53	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 3:14	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 3:16	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 4:10	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S DAT M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 5:25	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC N PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 5:42	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET GEN N PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 6:7	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 6:43	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 8:19	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	Twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 9:35	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 10:32	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 11:11	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 14:10	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 14:17	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 14:20	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Mark 14:43	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 2:42	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET GEN N PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 6:13	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 8:1	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 8:42	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET GEN N PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 8:43	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET GEN N PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 9:1	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 9:12	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 9:17	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET NOM M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 18:31	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 22:3	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 22:30	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Luke 22:47	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	John 6:13	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	John 6:67	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S DAT M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	John 6:70	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	John 6:71	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	John 11:9	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	John 20:24	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Acts 6:2	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	Twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Acts 7:8	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Acts 19:7	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S NOM M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Acts 24:11	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET GEN F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	1 Corinthians 15:5	δώδεκα	dodeka	`ADJ.S DAT M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	James 1:1	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET DAT F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:5	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:5	δώδεκα	dodeka-2	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:5	δώδεκα	dodeka-3	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:6	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:6	δώδεκα	dodeka-2	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:6	δώδεκα	dodeka-3	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:7	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:7	δώδεκα	dodeka-2	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:7	δώδεκα	dodeka-3	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:8	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:8	δώδεκα	dodeka-2	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 7:8	δώδεκα	dodeka-3	`DET NOM F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 12:1	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 21:12	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 21:12	δώδεκα	dodeka-2	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 21:12	δώδεκα	dodeka-3	`DET GEN F PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 21:14	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 21:14	δώδεκα	dodeka-2	`DET ACC N PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 21:14	δώδεκα	dodeka-3	`DET GEN M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 21:16	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET GEN N PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 21:21	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET NOM M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 21:21	δώδεκα	dodeka-2	`DET NOM M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve
`G1427-01`	Revelation 22:2	δώδεκα	dodeka	`DET ACC M PL`	twelve	twelve	twelve

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