δωδεκάφυλον

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ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death

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English (Strong)

from δώδεκα and φυλή; the commonwealth of Israel: twelve tribes.

English (Thayer)

δωδεκαφυλου, τό (from δώδεκα, and φυλή, tribe), the twelve tribes, used collectively of the Israelitish people, as consisting of twelve tribes: Clement of Rome, 1 Corinthians 55,6 [ET]; Protevangelium Jacobi,
c. 1,3; λαόςδωδεκάφυλος, Sibylline Oracles Cf. δεκάφυλος, τετράφυλος, Herodotus 5,66; (Winer's Grammar, 100 (95)).)