Lexical Summary dōdekaphylon: the twelve tribes Original Word: δωδεκάφυλονTransliteration: dōdekaphylon Phonetic Spelling: (do-dek-af'-oo-lon) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: the twelve tribes Meaning: the twelve tribes Strong's Concordance twelve tribes. From dodeka and phule; the commonwealth of Israel -- twelve tribes. see GREEK dodeka see GREEK phule Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1429: δωδεκάφυλονδωδεκάφυλον, δωδεκαφυλου, τό (from δώδεκα, and φυλή, tribe), the twelve tribes, used collectively of the Israelitish people, as consisting of twelve tribes: Acts 26:7. (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 55, 6 [ET]; Protevangelium Jacobi, c. 1, 3; λαός ὁ δωδεκάφυλος, Sibylline Oracles Cf. δεκάφυλος, τετράφυλος, Herodotus 5, 66; (Winer's Grammar, 100 (95)).) |
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