δεκατέσσαρες
dekatessaresfourteenHow to read Greek
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Definition
δεκατέσσαρες, -ων, oἱ, αἱ, -α, τά
[in LXX: Genesis 31:41, Tob.8.19, al. ;]
= cl. τεσσαρεσκαίδεκα, more frequently in later Gk. than the older form and in MGr. (for thirteen and upwards) universal, fourteen: Matthew 1:17, 2 Corinthians 12:2, Galatians 2:1 (cf. τεσσαρεσκαιδέκατος).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Matthew 1:17δεκατέσσαρες · [there were] fourteen; δεκατέσσαρες · fourteen; δεκατέσσαρες · fourteenIn all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 12:2δεκατεσσάρων · [who] fourteenI know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
- Galatians 2:1δεκατεσσάρων · FourteenFourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.