1 Corinthians 15:5:71 Cor.15.5.W7TAB
δώδεκα
dōdeka
“twelve”
- Transliteration
- DŌ-de-ka
- Extended
- doh-deh-kah
- IPA
- /ˈdoː.de.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- twelve
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DŌ-de-ka
- sentence
KAI HO-ti Ō-phthê kê-PHA EI-ta TOIS DŌ-de-ka
Exegesis
The phrase tois dōdeka {τοῖς δώδεκα | toîs dō-de-ka} uses article plus numeral to denote the recognized apostolic circle. Syntactically, this hoti-clause continues the series of affirmations underscoring multiple witnesses to the resurrection.
Root and etymology
duody-o
“two”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:5
And that He appeared to Cephas , and after that to the twelve.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 15:5, so the Greek word δώδεκα (dōdeka) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.15.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.5.W7.S1) and character.