Luke 22:3:14Luke.22.3.W14TAB
δώδεκα
dôdeka
“twelve”
- Transliteration
- DÔ-de-ka
- Extended
- DOH-deh-kah
- IPA
- /ˈdɔː.de.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- twelve
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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
DÔ-de-ka
- sentence
ei-SÊL-then DE sa-ta-NAS eis i-OU-dan ton ka-LOU-me-non is-ka-ri-Ô-tên ON-ta ek tou a-rith-MOU tôn DÔ-de-ka
Exegesis
The participle onta {ὄντα | ónta} ‘being’ introduces an additional descriptive element about Judas, followed by the preposition ek {ἐκ | ek} with the genitive tou arithmou {τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ | toû arithmoû} ‘of the number’, and the further genitive tōn dōdeka {τῶν δώδεκα | tôn dṓdeka} ‘of the twelve’. This genitive chain expresses membership within a specific group, emphasizing that Judas belonged to the inner circle of the twelve. In English, the participial structures are best rendered as relative or appositional clauses, while the genitival phrase ek tou arithmou tōn dōdeka becomes ‘from the number of the twelve’ or ‘one from among the twelve’ to convey the sense of group inclusion.
Root and etymology
roots duodelta–upsilon–omicron
“twelve”
In context — Luke 22:3
Then Satan entered into Judas, who is called Iscariot, being from the number of the twelve.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 22:3, so the Greek word δώδεκα (dôdeka) 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 Luke.22.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.3.W14.S1) and character.