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τοῖς δώδεκα μαθηταῖς

Twelve · disciple

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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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μαθητής G3101 disciple
Pronunciation mathētḗs
A learner committed to a teacher's instruction and way of life, not merely acquiring knowledge
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What does τοῖς δώδεκα μαθηταῖς (tois dōdeka mathētais) mean in the Bible?

δώδεκα · μαθητής is a Greek word meaning "the twelve disciples".

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Meaning

the twelve disciples
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×
75 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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.

Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 21 — Paul Goes to Jerusalem and Is Seized in the Temple Acts 6 — Word Ministry, Servant Leadership, and Stephen’s Faithful Witness Acts 9 — The Risen Christ Converts His Fiercest Persecutor John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 14 — Kingdom Humility, Banquet Mercy, and the Cost of Discipleship Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God 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 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community 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 Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

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

Sources

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