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deka: Ten

Original Word: δέκα
Part of Speech: Indeclinable Numeral (Adjective)
Transliteration: deka
Pronunciation: DEH-kah
Phonetic Spelling: (dek'-ah)
Definition: Ten
Meaning: ten.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
ten.

A primary number; ten -- (eight-)een, ten.

HELPS Word-studies

1176 déka – ten. The number "ten" commonly occurs in Scripture with symbolic (as well as literal) meaning – i.e. with double entendre (conveying both levels of meaning at once).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a primary number
Definition
ten
NASB Translation
eighteen* (1), ten (24).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1176: δέκα

δέκα, οἱ, αἱ, τά (from Homer down), ten: Matthew 20:24, etc. θλῖψις ἡμερῶν δέκα, i. e. to last a short time: Revelation 2:10; cf. Daniel 1:12, 14; Numbers 11:19; Terence, heaut. 5, 1, 36 decem dierum vix mi est familia.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primary numeral in Greek.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6235 עֶשֶׂר (eser): The Hebrew word for ten, used in similar contexts in the Old Testament to denote the number ten, such as in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17).
- H6236 עֲשָׂרָה (asarah): Another form of the Hebrew word for ten, often used in enumerations and lists.

These Hebrew entries reflect the continuity of the symbolic and literal use of the number ten throughout the biblical narrative, from the Old Testament to the New Testament.

Usage: The term δέκα is used in the New Testament to denote the number ten. It appears in various contexts, often in parables, teachings, and descriptions of quantities.

Context: The Greek word δέκα, translated as "ten" in English, is a cardinal number frequently used in the New Testament. It appears in several significant passages, often symbolizing completeness or a full measure. In the cultural and religious context of the Bible, the number ten can represent order, law, and responsibility, as seen in the Ten Commandments in the Old Testament.

In the New Testament, δέκα is used in various teachings of Jesus. For instance, in the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13), the number ten is used to illustrate preparedness and wisdom in awaiting the kingdom of heaven. Similarly, in the Parable of the Ten Minas (Luke 19:11-27), it represents stewardship and accountability.

The number ten also appears in descriptions of miraculous events, such as the healing of the ten lepers in Luke 17:12-19, where Jesus heals ten men suffering from leprosy, emphasizing themes of gratitude and faith.

In Revelation, the number ten is used symbolically to describe completeness in judgment and authority, such as the ten horns of the beast (Revelation 13:1), which symbolize power and dominion.

Overall, δέκα is a significant numeral in the New Testament, often used to convey themes of completeness, responsibility, and divine order.

Forms and Transliterations
δεκα δέκα δεκαδάρχους deka déka
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 20:24 Adj
GRK: ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἠγανάκτησαν περὶ
NAS: And hearing [this], the ten became indignant
KJV: And when the ten heard
INT: having heard [this] the ten were indignant about

Matthew 25:1 Adj
GRK: τῶν οὐρανῶν δέκα παρθένοις αἵτινες
NAS: will be comparable to ten virgins,
KJV: be likened unto ten virgins,
INT: of the heavens ten virgins who

Matthew 25:28 Adj
GRK: ἔχοντι τὰ δέκα τάλαντα
NAS: it to the one who has the ten talents.'
KJV: [it] unto him which hath ten talents.
INT: has the ten talents

Mark 10:41 Adj
GRK: ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἤρξαντο ἀγανακτεῖν
NAS: Hearing [this], the ten began
KJV: And when the ten heard
INT: having heard [this] the ten began to be indignant

Luke 13:4 Adj
GRK: ἐκεῖνοι οἱ δέκα ὀκτὼ ἐφ'
KJV: Or those eighteen, upon whom
INT: those ten [and] eight on

Luke 13:11 Adj
GRK: ἀσθενείας ἔτη δέκα ὀκτώ καὶ
KJV: of infirmity eighteen years,
INT: of infirmity years ten [and] eight and

Luke 13:16 Adj
GRK: Σατανᾶς ἰδοὺ δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ
NAS: has bound for eighteen long
KJV: lo, these eighteen years,
INT: Satan Behold ten and eight

Luke 14:31 Adj
GRK: ἐστιν ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν ὑπαντῆσαι
NAS: he is strong enough with ten thousand
KJV: able with ten thousand to meet
INT: he is with ten thousand to meet

Luke 15:8 Adj
GRK: δραχμὰς ἔχουσα δέκα ἐὰν ἀπολέσῃ
NAS: if she has ten silver coins
KJV: woman having ten pieces of silver, if
INT: drachmas having ten if she should lose

Luke 17:12 Adj
GRK: ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες
NAS: a village, ten leprous
KJV: him ten men
INT: met him ten leprous men

Luke 17:17 Adj
GRK: οὐχὶ οἱ δέκα ἐκαθαρίσθησαν οἱ
NAS: and said, Were there not ten cleansed?
KJV: Were there not ten cleansed? but
INT: Not the ten were cleansed

Luke 19:13 Adj
GRK: καλέσας δὲ δέκα δούλους ἑαυτοῦ
NAS: And he called ten of his slaves,
KJV: his ten servants,
INT: having called moreover ten servants of himself

Luke 19:13 Adj
GRK: ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δέκα μνᾶς καὶ
NAS: and gave them ten minas
KJV: and delivered them ten pounds, and
INT: he gave to them ten minas and

Luke 19:16 Adj
GRK: μνᾶ σου δέκα προσηργάσατο μνᾶς
NAS: your mina has made ten minas more.'
KJV: pound hath gained ten pounds.
INT: mina of you ten has produced more minas

Luke 19:17 Adj
GRK: ἔχων ἐπάνω δέκα πόλεων
NAS: over ten cities.'
KJV: thou authority over ten cities.
INT: having over ten cities

Luke 19:24 Adj
GRK: τῷ τὰς δέκα μνᾶς ἔχοντι
NAS: it to the one who has the ten minas.'
KJV: give [it] to him that hath ten pounds.
INT: to him who the ten minas has

Luke 19:25 Adj
GRK: Κύριε ἔχει δέκα μνᾶς
NAS: he has ten minas
KJV: Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
INT: Lord he has ten minas

Acts 25:6 Adj
GRK: ὀκτὼ ἢ δέκα καταβὰς εἰς
NAS: than eight or ten days among
KJV: more than ten days, he went down
INT: eight or ten having gone down to

Revelation 2:10 Adj
GRK: θλίψιν ἡμερῶν δέκα γίνου πιστὸς
NAS: tribulation for ten days.
KJV: tribulation ten days:
INT: tribulation days ten Be you faithful

Revelation 12:3 Adj
GRK: καὶ κέρατα δέκα καὶ ἐπὶ
NAS: heads and ten horns,
KJV: heads and ten horns, and
INT: and horns ten and upon

Revelation 13:1 Adj
GRK: ἔχον κέρατα δέκα καὶ κεφαλὰς
NAS: having ten horns
KJV: heads and ten horns, and
INT: having horns ten and heads

Revelation 13:1 Adj
GRK: κεράτων αὐτοῦ δέκα διαδήματα καὶ
NAS: and on his horns [were] ten diadems,
KJV: his horns ten crowns, and
INT: horns of it ten diadems and

Revelation 17:3 Adj
GRK: καὶ κέρατα δέκα
NAS: seven heads and ten horns.
KJV: heads and ten horns.
INT: and horns ten

Revelation 17:7 Adj
GRK: καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα
NAS: the seven heads and the ten horns.
KJV: heads and ten horns.
INT: and the ten horns

Revelation 17:12 Adj
GRK: καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα ἃ
NAS: The ten horns which
KJV: And the ten horns which
INT: And the ten horns which

Strong's Greek 1176
27 Occurrences

δέκα — 27 Occ.















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