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Koine Greek wordlink #103046

SR GNT Acts 26:7 δωδεκάφυλον (dōdekafulon) ‘to which the twelve_tribes of us in earnestness’ Strongs=14290 Lemma=dōdekafulon^*
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=62 AD Event=Paul_goes_before_Agrippa TimeSeries=Paul_goes_before_Agrippa Referred to from Word #103053 Referred to from Word #103056

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Only use of identical word form δωδεκάφυλον (N-NNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘δωδεκάφυλον’ (N-NNS) is always and only glossed as ‘twelve_tribes’.

Acts 26:7 ‘to which the twelve_tribes of us in earnestness’ SR GNT Acts 26:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 to which the twelve _tribes of _us serving night and day in earnestness, is _hoping to _attain, concerning that the_hope I _am _being _indicted by the_Youdaiōns, king. (ACT_26:7)

OET-RV: 7 who we twelve tribes diligently serve day and night in order to obtain—the hope, your majesty, for which I’m being indicted. (ACT 26:7)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘dōdekafulon’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun NNS=nominative, neuter, singular