Definition
δέκατος, -η, -ον
(δέκα), [in LXX for מַעֲשֵׂר and cognate forms ;]
tenth: John 1:40, Acts 19:9 (WH, txt., RV omit), Revelation 11:13; 21:20.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δέκατος:
- עִשָּׂרוֹןis.sa.ron“tenth”46%
- עֲשִׂירִיa.si.ri“tenth”39%
- מַעֲשֵׂרma.a.ser“tithe”7%
- אֶחָדe.chad“one”4%
- פַּ֫עַםpa.am“beat”4%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- John 1:39δεκάτη · [the] tenth“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
- Revelation 11:13δέκατον · tenthAnd in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
- Revelation 21:20δέκατος · tenth…the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.