Greek a-nui · G1427
δώδεκα
dodekado'-dek-ah
twelve
75 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: dṓdeka
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1427is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1427
two and ten, i.e. a dozen
The King James renders it: twelve.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
dodeka is rendered "twelve". It stands 75 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Twenty-three of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 9:20Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
Matthew 9:20δώδεκα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-three of the word's seventy-five uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- twelve74
- of the twelve1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| δωδέκατος | dodekatos | twelfth | Uses1 |
| δωδεκάφυλον | dodekaphylon | twelve tribes | Uses1 |
All 75, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- δώδεκα71
- δώδεκα.¶4
The grammar of each form
- number, same in every case75A-NUI
Matthew
thirteen uses
Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: of the twelve
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
When evening came, Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Mark
fifteen uses
He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
- δώδεκα.¶dodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
He answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Luke
twelve uses
And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- δώδεκα.¶dodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
John
six uses
So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
- δώδεκα.¶dodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Acts
four uses
So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
There were about twelve men in all.
- δώδεκα.¶dodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
1 Corinthians
one use
and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: Twelve
James
one use
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Revelation
twenty-three uses
From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
- δώδεκαdodekanumber, same in every casetagged: twelve
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.