δώδεκα
dōdeka
“twelve”
Definition
two and ten, i.e. a dozen
from G1417 (δύο) and G1176 (δέκα);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A-NUI
G:A-NUI
Occurrences
δώδεκα appears 62 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the 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.
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
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