ἕνδεκα
hendeka
eleven
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἕνδεκα (hendeka) is a cardinal number that translates to eleven. It appears six times in the Bible, indicating its importance in various contexts. In terms of meaning, ἕνδεκα clearly denotes a specific quantity, emphasizing the exactness and distinctness of the number eleven. This word serves as a precise reference point, helping to establish the scope or magnitude of events, circumstances, or measurements. The range of usage for ἕνδεκα varies significantly. In the biblical context, it is used to describe the number of disciples Jesus chose (Luke 10:1), the number of men from which Saul chose to accompany him on his return home (Acts 9:39), the number of those who were left in the field when a great earthquake occurred (Matthew 27:51), and other instances of counting people, objects, or events.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.
Mark 16:14Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn’t believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
Luke 24:9returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
Luke 24:33They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,
Acts 1:26They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
Acts 2:14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.