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Strong's #1427: dodeka (pronounced do'-dek-ah)

from 1417 and 1176; two and ten, i.e. a dozen:--twelve.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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dōdeka

1) twelve

1a) the twelve apostles of Jesus, so called by way of eminence

Part of Speech: noun indeclinable

Relation: from G1417 and G1176

Citing in TDNT: 2:321, 192




Usage:

This word is used 72 times:

Revelation 7:5: "the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben"
Revelation 7:5: "the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad"
Revelation 7:5: "the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:6: "the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali"
Revelation 7:6: "the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses"
Revelation 7:6: "the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:7: "the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi"
Revelation 7:7: "the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar"
Revelation 7:7: "the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 7:8: "the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph"
Revelation 7:8: "the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin"
Revelation 7:8: "the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand."
Revelation 12:1: "her head a crown of twelve stars:"
Revelation 21:12: "and high, and had twelve gates, and at the"
Revelation 21:12: "at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon,"
Revelation 21:12: "which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:"
Revelation 21:14: "of the city had twelve foundations, and in them"
Revelation 21:14: "them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb."
Revelation 21:16: "the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs."
Revelation 21:21: "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several"
Revelation 21:21: "the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several"
Revelation 22:2: "of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded"









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