δέκα
deka (G1176)
ten
AI Word Study
The Greek word δέκα (deka) is a simple noun that carries a single, specific meaning: ten. This number is commonly used in various contexts throughout the New Testament, appearing 27 times. In the Greek language, δέκα is often used to describe quantities, but it can also imply completeness or a sense of finality. For example, when a group has ten members, it may be seen as fully formed or representative. This subtle nuance adds depth to the word's literal meaning, contributing to its broader significance. The frequency and context of δέκα's usage suggest its importance in conveying specific information, such as the number of individuals involved in a event or the magnitude of a quantity. By analyzing the word's occurrences, we can gain insight into the events, themes, and values that were significant to the authors and communities that used it.
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“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.
Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up.
Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
Jesus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’
“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
He said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.’
“They said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’
When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.
Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
The angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.
The ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, will make her desolate, will strip her naked, will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.