ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΗΝ, δεκαδαρχην
DEKADARCHĒN, dekadarchēn
Sounds Like: dek-ah-DAR-khen
Translations: captain of ten, a captain of ten, decurion, a decurion
From the root: ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word, combining 'δεκάς' (dekás), meaning 'a group of ten', and 'ἀρχός' (archós), meaning 'leader' or 'ruler'. It refers to a military officer in charge of ten men, similar to a decurion in the Roman army. It is used to denote a specific rank or position within a military or administrative structure.
Inflection: Accusative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1183 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
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
- ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΑΙΣ — to decadarchs, to leaders of ten
- ΔΕΚΑΔΑΡΧΑΣ — a decurion, a commander of ten, a captain of ten
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