Quick Definition
δωδεκάφυλον, ου, τό n.n. the Twelve Tribes of Israel
Strong's Definition
the commonwealth of Israel
Derivation: from G1427 (δώδεκα) and G5443 (φυλή);
KJV Usage: twelve tribes
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ου | δύο + δέκα + φύω
10.3 · Kinship Terms · Groups and Members of Groups of Persons Regarded as Related by Blood but without Special Reference to Successive Generations
the twelve tribes, the people of Israel the twelve tribes of Israel as a designation of the entire ethnic unit
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δωδεκά-φυλον, -ov, τό, (fr. δώδεκα. and φυλή tribe), the twelve tribes, used collectively of the Israelitish people, as consisting of twelve tribes: Acts xxvi. 7. (Clem. Rom. 1 Cor. 55, 6; Prot. Jac. ὁ. 1, 3; λαὸς 6 δωδεκάφυλος, Orac. Sibyll. Cf. δεκάφυλος, τετράφυλος, Hat. 5, 66; [W. 100 (95)].)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
δωδεκάφυλον dōdekaphylon 1x
twelve tribes, Acts 26:7*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† δωδεκά-φυλος, -ον
(< δώδεκα, φυλή),
of twelve tribes: as subst. neut., τό δ. (cf. λαὸς ὁ δ., Sibyll. Orac.), the twelve tribes, Ac 26:7.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
δωδεκάφυλον. To the reff. to this word in Grimm-Thayer we may add (from Hort James, p. 2) Joseph. Aypommnesticum (Fabricius Cod. Pseud. V7. ii. p. 3) τοὺς δώδεκα φυλάρχους e ὧν τὸ δωδεκάφυλον τοῦ ᾿Ισραὴλ συνίσταται. For the formation cf. τὸ δωδεκάμηνον ‘“twelvemonth,’’ common in papyri. We should not expect to find δωδεκάφυλον itself outside Jewish circles.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
δωδεκάφυλος (dōdekaphulos) — twelve tribes. δωδεκά-φῡλος, ον, of twelve tribes, τὸ δ. the twelve tribes of Israel, [NT]