Mark 14:17:7Mark.14.17.W7TAB
δώδεκα
dodeka
“twelve”
- Transliteration
- DO-de-ka
- Extended
- DOH-deh-kah
- IPA
- /ˈdo.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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The word
Word in context
- word
DO-de-ka
- sentence
KAI o-PSI-as ge-no-ME-nēs ER-khe-tai me-TA tōn DO-de-ka
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase meta ton dodeka {μετὰ τῶν δώδεκα | metà tôn dṓdeka} uses meta with the genitive to express accompaniment, “with the twelve.”
Root and etymology
dyo + dekadelta–upsilon–omicron; delta–epsilon–kappa–alpha
“two and ten, twelve”
In context — Mark 14:17
And when evening had come, He came with the twelve.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 14:17, 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 Mark.14.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.17.W7.S1) and character.