Eleventh
ἑνδέκατοςStrong’s G1734hendekatos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hendekatos is the Greek word usually translated “eleventh”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?”
Meaning
Usually translated “eleventh”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- eleventh 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 20:9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
- Revelation 21:20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
Greek dictionary
ἑνδέκατος hendekatos · eleventh
ἑν-δέκατος, -η, -ον eleventh: Mat.20:6, 9, Rev.21:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “eleventh” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ELEV'ENTH, adjective
The next in order to the tenth; as the eleventh chapter.
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.