δέκα
déka
G1176 determiner
SILEX Entry
Definition
The cardinal number ten; used to denote a count or quantity of ten items or units. Functions primarily as a numeral across various contexts, but may carry idiomatic or symbolic implications relating to completeness or wholeness in certain literary or numerical formulas.
Semantic Range
ten (10), a group of ten, tenfold, as part of compound numbers (e.g., eighteen, nineteen), used in formulas (e.g., the Ten Words/Commandments)
Root / Etymology
From the Greek root δεκ-, associated with counting or the number ten. Related to cognates in other Indo-European languages such as Latin 'decem', Sanskrit 'daśa'. Rooted in the Proto-Indo-European *dekm̥t.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Δέκα is the basic uninflected form of the numeral 'ten' in Greek, attested from the earliest layers of Greek (Homeric; cf. Linear B: de-ka, 'ten'). Its use in the Septuagint and New Testament remains entirely in the sense of counting, rarely with symbolic value unless determined by context (e.g., the Ten Commandments). Numerals in Koine Greek often differ from classical usage in syntactical construction, but the meaning of δέκα itself is stable. English translations accurately render δέκα as 'ten,' but note that in compound numbers (e.g., eighteen, nineteen), Greek may employ expressions like δέκα καὶ ὀκτώ ('ten and eight'). There is no significant semantic or contextual development between LXX, NT, and other Hellenistic sources.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
a primary number; ten:--(eight-)een, ten.
Root Family
δεκ- (déka) — ten, count to ten
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| G1182 | δέκατος | tenth portions |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1176-01 |
δέκα | deka | ADJ.S NOM M PL |
ten | ten | ten | 25 |
Occurrences in Scripture
25 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1176-01 |
Matthew 20:24 | δέκα | deka | ADJ.S NOM M PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Matthew 25:1 | δέκα | deka | DET DAT F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Matthew 25:28 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC N PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Mark 10:41 | δέκα | deka | ADJ.S NOM M PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 13:16 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC N PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 14:31 | δέκα | deka | DET DAT F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 15:8 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 17:12 | δέκα | deka | DET NOM M PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 17:17 | δέκα | deka | ADJ.S NOM M PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 19:13 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC M PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 19:13 | δέκα | deka-2 | DET ACC F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 19:16 | δέκα | deka | ADJ.S ACC F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 19:17 | δέκα | deka | DET GEN F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 19:24 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Luke 19:25 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
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Acts 25:6 | δέκα | deka | DET GEN F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Revelation 2:10 | δέκα | deka | DET GEN F PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Revelation 12:3 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC N PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Revelation 13:1 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC N PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Revelation 13:1 | δέκα | deka-2 | DET ACC N PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Revelation 17:3 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC N PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Revelation 17:7 | δέκα | deka | DET ACC N PL |
ten | ten | ten |
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Revelation 17:12 | δέκα | deka | DET NOM N PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Revelation 17:12 | δέκα | deka-2 | DET NOM M PL |
ten | ten | ten |
G1176-01 |
Revelation 17:16 | δέκα | deka | DET NOM N PL |
ten | ten | ten |