1180. dekatessares
Strong's Lexicon
dekatessares: Fourteen

Original Word: δεκατέσσαρες
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: dekatessares
Pronunciation: deh-kah-TES-sah-res
Phonetic Spelling: (dek-at-es'-sar-es)
Definition: Fourteen
Meaning: fourteen.

Word Origin: From the Greek words δέκα (deka, meaning "ten") and τέσσαρες (tessares, meaning "four")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent for the number fourteen is אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר (arba'ah asar), which is a combination of the words for four (אַרְבָּעָה) and ten (עָשָׂר). This can be found in Strong's Hebrew Dictionary under entries H702 (four) and H6240 (ten).

Usage: The Greek word δεκατέσσαρες (dekatessares) is used in the New Testament to denote the number fourteen. It is a cardinal number and is used in contexts where counting or specifying a quantity is necessary.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, numbers held significant cultural and symbolic meanings. The number fourteen, being a multiple of seven, often carried connotations of completeness or perfection, as seven was considered a number of divine significance. In Jewish tradition, the number fourteen is associated with the Passover, which occurs on the 14th day of the first month, Nisan. This connection underscores the importance of the number in religious observances and historical events.

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1180 dekatéssares (from 1176 /déka, "ten" and 5064 /téssares, "four") – fourteen. 1180 /dekatéssares ("14") is used in Scripture both with literal meaning (2 Cor 12:2; Gal 2:1) and double entendre (simultaneous symbolic meaning, cf. Mt 1:17).

Mt 1:17: "So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations" (NASU).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from deka and tessares
Definition
fourteen
NASB Translation
fourteen (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1180: δεκατέσσαρες

δεκατέσσαρες, δεκατεσσάρων, οἱ, αἱ, δεκατεσσαρα, τά, fourteen: Matthew 1:17; 2 Corinthians 12:2; Galatians 2:1. (Genesis 31:41; Tobit 8:19 Tobit 10:7; Polybius 1, 36, 11; cf. δεκαδύο.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fourteen.

From deka and tessares; ten and four, i.e. Fourteen -- fourteen.

see GREEK deka

see GREEK tessares

Forms and Transliterations
δεκατέσσαρα δεκατέσσαρας δεκατεσσαρες δεκατέσσαρες δεκατεσσαρων δεκατεσσάρων dekatessares dekatéssares dekatessaron dekatessarōn dekatessáron dekatessárōn
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 1:17 Adj-NFP
GRK: Δαυὶδ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες καὶ ἀπὸ
NAS: to David are fourteen generations;
KJV: David [are] fourteen generations;
INT: David [were] generations fourteen and from

Matthew 1:17 Adj-NFP
GRK: Βαβυλῶνος γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες καὶ ἀπὸ
NAS: to Babylon, fourteen generations;
KJV: into Babylon [are] fourteen generations;
INT: to Babylon generations fourteen and from

Matthew 1:17 Adj-NFP
GRK: χριστοῦ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες
NAS: to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
KJV: Christ [are] fourteen generations.
INT: Christ generations fourteen

2 Corinthians 12:2 Adj-GNP
GRK: πρὸ ἐτῶν δεκατεσσάρων εἴτε ἐν
NAS: in Christ who fourteen years
KJV: Christ above fourteen years ago,
INT: ago years fourteen whether in

Galatians 2:1 Adj-GNP
GRK: Ἔπειτα διὰ δεκατεσσάρων ἐτῶν πάλιν
NAS: after an interval of fourteen years
KJV: Then fourteen years after
INT: Then after fourteen years again

Strong's Greek 1180
5 Occurrences


δεκατέσσαρες — 3 Occ.
δεκατεσσάρων — 2 Occ.

















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