δέκα deka
Greek word for “ten” · Strong’s G1176 · used 27 times in 24 verses
Meaning
δέκα, οἱ, αἱ, τά; ten:, al.; θλίψις ἡμερῶν δ., i.e. of brief duration:.†; δεκα-οκτώ, T for δέκα ὀκτώ; eighteen:.†;
How it is translated
Glosses given for deka in context, with how often each is used:
- ten 25
- eighteen 2
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke | 13 | 0.7 | |
| Revelation | 9 | 0.9 | |
| Matthew | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Mark | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Acts | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Luke 19 (5), Revelation 17 (4), Luke 13 (3), Matthew 25 (2), Luke 17 (2), Matthew 20 (1), Mark 10 (1), Luke 14 (1), Luke 15 (1), Acts 25 (1)
Forms
- δέκα 25
- δεκαοκτὼ 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with deka more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- κέρας keras “horn” 6
- μνᾶ mna “mina” 4
- θηρίον thērion “wild animal” 5
- ἑπτά hepta “seven” 4
- κεφαλή kephalē “head” 4
- διάδημα diadēma “diadem” 2
- οὐχί ouchi “not!” 3
- ἰδού idou “look!” 4
- γυνή gunē “woman” 4
- ἀγανακτέω aganakteō “be indignant” 2
- ὀκτώ oktō “eight” 2
- ἤ ē “or” 4
Key verses
The verses using deka that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 25:1 — Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
- Luke 13:4 — Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
- Luke 13:11 — And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
- Luke 13:16 — And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
- Luke 14:31 — Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh…
- Luke 19:17 — And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
- Revelation 2:10 — Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation…
- Revelation 12:3 — And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
- Revelation 13:1 — And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his…
- Revelation 17:3 — So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads…
- Revelation 17:12 — And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
- Revelation 17:16 — And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her…
See all 24 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.