Eleven
ἕνδεκαStrong’s G1733hendeka
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hendeka is the Greek word usually translated “eleven”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “eleven”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- eleven 5
- the eleven 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Acts 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 16:14Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
- Luke 24:9And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
- Luke 24:33And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
- Acts 1:26And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
- Acts 2:14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
Greek dictionary
ἕνδεκα hendeka · eleven
ἕν-δεκα, οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl., eleven: of the eleven apostles, οἱ, ἕ., Mat.28:16, Mrk.16:14, Luk.24:9, 33, Act.1:26 2:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “eleven” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ELEV'EN, adjective
elev'n. Ten and one added; as eleven men.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.