ΔΕΚΑΤ', δεκατ'
DEKAT', dekat'
Sounds Like: DEH-kat
Translations: tenth, a tenth, ten
From the root: ΔΕΚΑΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Numeral
Explanation: This word is likely an elided form, indicated by the apostrophe (coronis). It most commonly represents an elision of ΔΕΚΑΤΗ (dekate), the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of the adjective meaning 'tenth'. It could also be an elision of ΔΕΚΑΤΟΣ (dekatos), the masculine nominative/vocative singular, or ΔΕΚΑΤΟΝ (dekaton), the neuter nominative/accusative singular. Less commonly, it could be an elision of ΔΕΚΑ (deka), meaning 'ten'. In general usage, it refers to the ordinal number 'tenth' or the cardinal number 'ten', depending on the full context and the word it modifies.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter (elided form of ΔΕΚΑΤΟΣ, ΔΕΚΑΤΗ, or ΔΕΚΑΤΟΝ); or Does not inflect (elided form of ΔΕΚΑ)
Strong’s numbers: G1182 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1181 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
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