Ten
δέκαStrong’s G1176deka
Appears in 24 verses of the New Testament
In short
Deka is the Greek word usually translated “ten” and “eighteen”. It appears in 24 verses of the New Testament.
“And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ten” and “eighteen”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ten 24
- eighteen 2
- to ten 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 12
- Revelation 7
- Matthew 3
- Mark 1
- Acts 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
- Matthew 25:28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
- Mark 10:41And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
- Luke 13:4Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
- Luke 13:11And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
- Luke 13:16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
Greek dictionary
δέκα deka · ten
δέκα, οἱ, αἱ, τά, ten: Mat.20:24, al.; θλίψις ἡμερῶν δ., i.e. of brief duration: Rev.2:10.† δεκα-οκτώ, T for δέκα ὀκτώ, eighteen: Luk.13:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ten” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TEN, adjective
[Latin decem.]
- Twice five; nine and one.
- It is a kind of proverbial number.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.