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ἕνδεκα

Eleven

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ἕνδεκα G1733
Pronunciation héndeka

What does ἕνδεκα (héndeka) mean in the Bible?

ἕνδεκα (héndeka) is a Greek word meaning "eleven". ἕν-δεκα, οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl.

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Meaning

eleven
Extended definition

The eleven apostles remaining after Judas's betrayal, a term dense with theological loss and restoration.

indecl., eleven: of the eleven apostles, οἱ, ἕ., Mat.28:16, Mrk.16:14, Luk.24:9, 33, Act.1:26 2:14.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 28:16 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Acts 1:26 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 16:14 · Luke 24:9 · Acts 2:14 3×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 24:33 1×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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