ΔΕΚΑΤΗΣ, δεκατης
DEKATĒS, dekatēs
Sounds Like: DEK-ah-tays
Translations: tenth, of the tenth
From the root: ΔΕΚΑΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Numeral
Explanation: This word is an ordinal number meaning 'tenth'. It is used to indicate position in a sequence, similar to how 'first', 'second', or 'third' are used in English. For example, it could refer to the tenth day, the tenth hour, or the tenth generation.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1182 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:50
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 20:39
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:184
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
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