Strong's Greek · G1427

G1427 dṓdeka

δώδεκα

twelve

When dṓdeka is spoken over you, Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against Scripture with people you trust, and return to it in a year.

Definition

two and ten, i.e. a dozen

Derivation

from G1417 (δύο) and G1176 (δέκα);

Appears 75 times in Scripture

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 10:1

And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

Mark 8:19

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

Matthew 20:17

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,

Matthew 11:1

After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

Luke 9:1

Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.

Matthew 14:20

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Matthew 26:14

Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

Matthew 10:2

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

When dṓdeka is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what dṓdeka means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like Matthew 19:28 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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