ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΑΙΣ, δεκαδαρχαις
DEKADARCHAIS, dekadarchais
Sounds Like: deh-kah-DAR-khais
Translations: to decadarchs, to leaders of ten
From the root: ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to military officers who commanded a unit of ten soldiers, similar to a corporal or squad leader. It is a compound word formed from 'δέκα' (deka), meaning 'ten', and 'ἄρχω' (archo), meaning 'to rule' or 'to lead'. It is used in the dative case, indicating the recipient or indirect object of an action.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1177 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 20:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΑΙ — commanders of ten, decarchs, officers over ten men
- ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΑΣ — a decurion, a commander of ten, a captain of ten
- ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΗΝ — captain of ten, a captain of ten, decurion, a decurion
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