Acts 6:2:4Acts.6.2.W4TAB
δώδεκα
dodeka
“twelve”
- Transliteration
- DO-de-ka
- Extended
- DOH-deh-kah
- IPA
- /ˈdo.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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Word in context
- word
DO-de-ka
- sentence
pros-ka-le-SA-me-noi de hoi DO-de-ka to PLÊ-thos tôn ma-thê-TÔN EI-pan ouk a-re-STON es-TIN hê-MAS ka-ta-LEIP-san-tas ton LO-gon tou the-OU di-a-ko-NEIN tra-PE-dzais
Exegesis
The subject is expressed by the articular numeral hoi dodeka {οἱ δώδεκα | hoi do-de-ka}, denoting the core apostolic body.
In context — Acts 6:2
But the twelve, having summoned the multitude of the disciples, said, “It is not right for us, having left the word of God , to serve tables .”
About this coordinate
Acts 6:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 6:2, so the Greek word δώδεκα (dodeka) 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 Acts.6.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.6.2.W4.S1) and character.