"eleven, indecl. numeral, Mt. 28:16; Mk. 16:14; Lk. 24:9, 33; Acts 1:26; 2:14*"
Definition and meaning
eleven, indecl. numeral, Mt. 28:16; Mk. 16:14; Lk. 24:9, 33; Acts 1:26; 2:14*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἕνδεκα
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hendeka (G1733) across the King James Bible.
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
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Common questions
Strong's G1733 (hendeka) is a Greek word that means: eleven, indecl. numeral, Mt. 28:16; Mk. 16:14; Lk. 24:9, 33; Acts 1:26; 2:14* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word hendeka (G1733) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1733 is hendeka, a Greek word defined as: eleven, indecl. numeral, Mt. 28:16; Mk. 16:14; Lk. 24:9, 33; Acts 1:26; 2:14*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hendeka is a Greek word found in the New Testament.