Greek · G1427, G2894 · unreviewed

κόφινοι δώδεκα

Twelve · a (small) basket

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δώδεκα G1427 twelve

Pronunciation dṓdeka

Symbolic number representing God's people; especially designates the Twelve Apostles as foundational to Jesus' covenant community.

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κόφινος G2894 a (small) basket

Pronunciation kóphinos

Small wicker basket for carrying food, distinct from the larger σφυρίς used for provisions.

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What does κόφινοι δώδεκα (kophinoi dōdeka) mean in the Bible?

δώδεκα · κόφινος is a Greek word meaning "twelve baskets".

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Meaning

twelve baskets

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Feminine John 11:9 · Rev 7:5 · Rev 7:6 · Rev 7:7 · Rev 7:8 13×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 8:1 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 9:17 · Acts 6:2 · Acts 19:7 · Rev 21:21 7×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 10:2 · Matt 26:14 · Matt 26:20 · Matt 26:47 · Mark 6:43 · Mark 11:11 · Mark 14:10 · Mark 14:17 · Mark 14:20 · Mark 14:43 · Luke 22:3 · Luke 22:47 · John 6:71 · John 20:24 · Rev 12:1 · Rev 21:14 16×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Mark 5:42 · Luke 2:42 · Luke 8:42 · Luke 8:43 · Rev 21:16 5×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Acts 24:11 · Rev 21:12 2×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 11:1 · Mark 4:10 · John 6:67 · 1 Cor 15:5 4×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Jas 1:1 1×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 10:1 · Matt 10:5 · Matt 14:20 · Matt 19:28 · Matt 20:17 · Mark 3:14 · Mark 3:16 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 8:19 · Mark 9:35 · Mark 10:32 · Luke 6:13 · Luke 9:1 · Luke 18:31 · John 6:13 · John 6:70 21×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 9:20 · Mark 5:25 · Rev 21:14 3×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 19:28 · Matt 26:53 · Luke 22:30 3×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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