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δεκατέσσαρες

dekatéssares

G1180 determiner

SILEX Entry

Definition

A cardinal number signifying 'fourteen,' combining 'ten' and 'four'; used to count or enumerate a total of fourteen items, persons, or units. In some contexts, marks a specific date or period (such as the 'fourteenth day').

Semantic Range

fourteen, the number fourteen, fourteenth (when in the appropriate grammatical form); used in listing, chronology, dating

Root / Etymology

Formed from the Greek words δέκα ('ten') and τέσσαρες ('four'); the compound structure is typical of Greek cardinal numerals above ten.

Historical & Contextual Notes

δεκατέσσαρες is a regular Greek numeral, following the compositional pattern for numbers between thirteen and nineteen—combining δέκα with the respective lower number. In classical and later Greek, the form δεκατέτταρες may also appear, especially in Attic dialect (τετταρες for τεσσαρες). The numeral has no symbolic or theological import in Koine sources but appears in enumeration and dating, most notably in contexts such as the 'fourteenth day of the month' (e.g., Passover timing in the Septuagint and New Testament). English translations almost universally render it as 'fourteen,' but its function is entirely as a number—not as a title, epithet, or technical term.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from δέκα and τέσσαρες; ten and four, i.e. fourteen:--fourteen.

Root Family

δεκατέσσαρες (dekatéssares) — fourteen, cardinal number, enumeration

Root δεκα-, τεσσαρ- to count, to enumerate, cardinal number

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1180-01 δεκατέσσαρες dekatessares DET NOM F PL fourteen fourteen fourteen 3
G1180-02 δεκατεσσάρων dekatessaron DET GEN N PL fourteen of fourteen fourteen 2

Occurrences in Scripture

5 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1180-01 Matthew 1:17 δεκατέσσαρες dekatessares DET NOM F PL fourteen fourteen fourteen
G1180-01 Matthew 1:17 δεκατέσσαρες dekatessares-2 DET NOM F PL fourteen fourteen fourteen
G1180-01 Matthew 1:17 δεκατέσσαρες dekatessares-3 DET NOM F PL fourteen fourteen fourteen
G1180-02 2 Corinthians 12:2 δεκατεσσάρων dekatessaron DET GEN N PL fourteen of fourteen fourteen
G1180-02 Galatians 2:1 δεκατεσσάρων dekatessaron DET GEN N PL fourteen of fourteen fourteen
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