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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1177. δεκαδύο (dekaduo) -- Twelve</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1177.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/27-33.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1177.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1177</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1176.htm" title="1176">◄</a> 1177. dekaduo <a href="../greek/1178.htm" title="1178">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">dekaduo: Twelve</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">δεκαδύο</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Indeclinable Numeral (Adjective)<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>dekaduo<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>deh-kah-DOO-oh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(dek-ad-oo'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Twelve<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>twelve.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From δέκα (deka, meaning "ten") and δύο (duo, meaning "two")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H6240 (עָשָׂר, asar):</b> Ten<p> - <b>H8147 (שְׁנַיִם, shenayim):</b> Two<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek numeral δεκαδύο (dekaduo) is used to denote the number twelve. In the New Testament, it is often used to refer to the twelve apostles or the twelve tribes of Israel. The number twelve holds significant symbolic meaning in biblical texts, often representing completeness or divine authority.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Jewish culture, the number twelve was significant, symbolizing completeness and the people of God. The twelve tribes of Israel, originating from the twelve sons of Jacob, formed the foundation of the nation of Israel. In the New Testament, Jesus chose twelve apostles to signify the establishment of a new covenant community, mirroring the twelve tribes.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>variant reading for <a href="/greek/1427.htm">dódeka</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1177: δεκαδύο</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δεκαδύο</span></span>, rare in the earlier writings, frequent in the later (see <span class="abbreviation">Passow</span>, under the word <span class="greek2">δέκα</span> (especially <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> Lexicon, under the word; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 23 (22); <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> on <a href="/interlinear/galatians/1-18.htm">Galatians 1:18</a>)), and in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>; equivalent to <span class="greek2">δώδεκα</span>, <span class="accented">twelve</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/19-7.htm">Acts 19:7</a> and <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Acts 24:11>, in both places <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">δώδεκα</span>; (<a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a> <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> editions 2, 7).<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1177b: δεκαέξ</span> [<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δεκαέξ</span></span>, <span class="accented">sixteen</span>: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-18.htm">Revelation 13:18</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> marginal reading (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1>] <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1177a: δεκαοκτώ</span> [<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δεκαοκτώ</span></span> for <span class="greek2">δέκα</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">ὀκτώ</span>, <span class="accented">eighteen</span>: <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> in <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-4.htm">Luke 13:4, 11</a>, but <span class="manuref">WH</span> omits; <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> brackets <span class="greek2">καί</span>; cf. under the word <span class="greek2">καί</span>, I. 1 b.<FOOTNOTE:1>] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>twelve. <p>From <a href="/greek/1176.htm">deka</a> and <a href="/greek/1417.htm">duo</a>; two and ten, i.e. Twelve -- twelve. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1176.htm">deka</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1417.htm">duo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>δεκαδύο δεκαέξ δεκαεπτά δεκαοκτώ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/greek/deina_1170.htm">δεῖνα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/deino_s_1171.htm">δεινῶς — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/deipne_sai_1172.htm">δειπνῆσαι — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/deipne_so__1172.htm">δειπνήσω — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/deipno__1173.htm">δείπνῳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/deipnois_1173.htm">δείπνοις — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/deipnon_1173.htm">δεῖπνον — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/deipnou_1173.htm">δείπνου — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/deisidaimonesterous_1174.htm">δεισιδαιμονεστέρους — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/deisidaimonias_1175.htm">δεισιδαιμονίας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekapente_1178.htm">δεκαπέντε — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekapolei_1179.htm">Δεκαπόλει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekapoleo_s_1179.htm">Δεκαπόλεως — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekatessares_1180.htm">δεκατέσσαρες — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekatessaro_n_1180.htm">δεκατεσσάρων — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekatas_1181.htm">δεκάτας — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekate_n_1181.htm">δεκάτην — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekate__1182.htm">δεκάτη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekaton_1182.htm">δέκατον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekatos_1182.htm">δέκατος — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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