What does δέκα (déka) mean in the Bible?
δέκα (déka) is a Greek word meaning "ten".
Greek · G1176
δέκα
Ten
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δέκα G1176
Pronunciation déka
What does δέκα (déka) mean in the Bible?
δέκα (déka) is a Greek word meaning "ten".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1176?
The BSB source-word alignment has 27 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ten (22), [for] eighteen (2), [for] ten (1), by ten (1), eighteen (1).
Where does δέκα (déka) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 20:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (13), Revelation (9), Matthew (3), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It ten 22× Matthew 20:24, Matthew 25:1, Matthew 25:28, Mark 10:41
[for] eighteen 2× Luke 13:11, Luke 13:16
[for] ten 1× Revelation 2:10
by ten 1× Luke 17:12
eighteen 1× Luke 13:4
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 20:24 δέκα to ten Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 25:1 δέκα to ten Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural Matthew 25:28 δέκα to ten Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Mark 10:41 δέκα to ten Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 13:4 δέκα‿ to eighteen Adjective Luke 13:11 δέκα‿ to [for] eighteen Adjective Luke 13:16 δέκα to [for] eighteen Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Luke 14:31 δέκα to ten Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural Luke 15:8 δέκα to ten Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Luke 17:12 δέκα to by ten Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 20:24
Aligned rows 27
Books represented 5
Matthew 3 Mark 1 Luke 13 Acts 1 Revelation 9
Source forms
δέκα 25x deka Matthew 20:24, Matthew 25:1, Matthew 25:28, Mark 10:41
δέκα‿ 2x deka Luke 13:4, Luke 13:11
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 7x Matthew 25:28, Luke 13:16, Revelation 12:3, Revelation 13:1
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural 5x Luke 15:8, Luke 19:13, Luke 19:16, Luke 19:24
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 5x Matthew 20:24, Mark 10:41, Luke 17:12, Luke 17:17
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural 3x Luke 19:17, Acts 25:6, Revelation 2:10
Adjective 2x Luke 13:4, Luke 13:11
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural 2x Matthew 25:1, Luke 14:31
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural 2x Revelation 17:12, Revelation 17:16
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 19:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. ten
Strong's G1176
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Greek text appearances 27 times 16 shown below Word forms 7 forms 25 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
ten
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 27 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 20:24 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Matthew 25:1 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Matthew 25:28 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Mark 10:41 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 13:4 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 13:11 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 13:16 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 14:31 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 15:8 Numeral
δέκα, deka
ten
Read verse Luke 17:12 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 17:17 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 19:13 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 19:13 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 19:16 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 19:17 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verse Luke 19:24 Numeral
δέκα deka
ten
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 25 Case pattern Accusative (13) Number pattern Plural (25)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:24 · Mark 10:41 · Luke 17:12 · Luke 17:17 · Rev 17:12 5×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 17:12 · Rev 17:16 2×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Luke 19:17 · Acts 25:6 · Rev 2:10 3×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 25:1 · Luke 14:31 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 25:28 · Luke 13:16 · Rev 12:3 · Rev 13:1 · Rev 17:3 · Rev 17:7 7×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 15:8 · Luke 19:13 · Luke 19:16 · Luke 19:24 · Luke 19:25 5×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 19:13 1×
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain