Matthew 20:17:9Matt.20.17.W9TAB

δώδεκα

dôdeka

twelve

Transliteration
DÔ-de-ka
Extended
DÔ-de-kah
IPA
/ˈdɔː.de.ka/

Meaning by language

English
twelve

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Result
δώ + δε + κα
dô + de + ka
dôdeka

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Omegao — same as omicron
Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    DÔ-de-ka

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI a-na-BAI-nōn ho ee-ay-SOOS eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma pa-RE-la-ben TOUS DÔ-de-ka ma-thê-TAS kat i-DI-an

  3. sentence

    KAI a-na-BAI-nōn ho ee-ay-SOOS eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma pa-RE-la-ben TOUS DÔ-de-ka ma-thê-TAS kat i-DI-an kai en TÊI ho-DÔI EI-pen au-TOIS

Exegesis

The main clause centers on parelaben tous dodeka mathetas {παρέλαβεν τοὺς δώδεκα μαθητὰς | parélaben toús dṓdeka mathētás} “He took the twelve disciples aside,” where the aorist verb parelaben presents a completed, decisive act. The object is defined both by article and numeral, emphasizing the particular group “the twelve disciples.”

In contextMatthew 20:17

And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside privately, and on the way He said to them ,

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 20:17, 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 Matt.20.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.17.W9.S1) and character.