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The number eleven
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1. The number eleven
Verse routeMatthew 20:9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. [kjv]
Verse route ελθοντες δε οι περι την ενδεκατην ωραν ελαβον ανα δηναριον [gnt]
Verse routeundecimam … [v]
Verse routeaendlyften … [wes]
Verse routeelleuenthe … [wy]
Verse routeeleventhe … [ty]
Verse routeelfte … [lu]

The Old English word "enleofan""eleven" comes from "one" and "left". That is, there are two left when ten is taken away. The English word "twelve" is related to the German word "elf""eleven".

2. J. R. Tolkien and Eleventy
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The word "leaven" is not related to the number 110 as in "eleventy" as in "eighty", "ninety", "hundred", "eleventy".
It is from the Old English word "hundendlefti""one hundred and ten" from the Old English prefix "hund""hundred" and the Old English word "endleofan""eleven" and ending "tig" where the hard "g" softened to a "y".

J. R. Tolkien in the Lord of the Rings trilogy popularized the usage of "eleventy" as 110. Tolkien writes the following in regards to Bilbo's birthday: Bilbo was going to be eleventy-one, 111, a rather curious number, and a very respectable age for a hobbit (the Old Took himself had only reached 130); and Frodo was going to be thirty-three, 33, an important number:…

This play on words was used in the Beverly Hillbillies TV comedy series (by Grannie) in the 1960's. The name "Eleventy" has been used in software as a name for a simple static web site generator.

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3. Matthew 20:9
   Matthew 20:9 
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KJV: And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
Greek: και ελθοντες δε οι περι την ενδεκατην ωραν ελαβον ανα δηναριον
Latin: cum venissent ergo qui circa undecimam horam venerant acceperunt singulos denarios
Wessex: Eornestlice þa ða ge-comen þa ymbe þa aendlyften tide comen. þa onfengen hi aelch hys panig.
Wycliffe: And so whanne thei weren comun, that camen aboute the elleuenthe our, also thei token eueryche of hem a peny.
Tyndale: And they whiche were hyred aboute the eleventhe houre came and receaved every man a peny.
Luther: Da kamen, die um die elfte Stunde gedinget waren, und empfing ein jeglicher seinen Groschen.
Slavonic: И пришедше иже во единыйнадесять час, прияша по пенязю.
Russian: И пришедшие около одиннадцатого часа получили по динарию.
Spanish: Y viniendo los que habían ido cerca de la hora undécima, recibieron cada uno un denario.

4. Matthew 28:16
Verse routeMatthew 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. [kjv]
Verse routeοι δε ενδεκα μαθηται επορευθησαν εις την γαλιλαιαν εις το ορος ου εταξατο αυτοις ο ιησους [gnt]
Verse routeundecim … [v]
Verse routeelf … [lu]


5. Matthew 28:16
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KJV: Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Greek: οι δε ενδεκα μαθηται επορευθησαν εις την γαλιλαιαν εις το ορος ου εταξατο αυτοις ο ιησους
Latin: undecim autem discipuli abierunt in Galilaeam in montem ubi constituerat illis Iesus
Wycliffe: And the enleuen disciplis wenten in to Galilee, in to an hille, where Jhesus hadde ordeyned to hem.
Luther: Aber die elf Jünger gingen nach Galiläa auf einen Berg, dahin Jesus sie beschieden hatte.
Slavonic: Единии же надесяте ученицы идоша в Галилею, в гору, аможе повеле им Иисус:
Russian: Одиннадцать же учеников пошли в Галилею, на гору, куда повелел им Иисус,
Spanish: Entonces los once discípulos se fueron a Galilea, al monte donde Jesús les había ordenado.

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