Luke 17:12:8Luke.17.12.W8TAB
δέκα
deka
“ten”
- Transliteration
- DE-ka
- Extended
- DEH-kah
- IPA
- /ˈde.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- ten
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
DE-ka
- sentence
KAI ei-ser-kho-ME-nou au-TOU eis TI-na KÔ-mên a-PÊN-tê-san DE-ka le-PROI AN-dres hoi E-stê-san POR-rho-then
Exegesis
The main verb apentesan {ἀπήντησαν | a-pḗn-tē-san} introduces the subject, deka leproi andres {δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες | dé-ka le-pró-i án-dres}, a group of ten men characterized by leprosy, forming a unified nominative plural subject.
In context — Luke 17:12
And as He was entering into a certain village, ten leprous men met Him, who stood at a distance.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 17:12, so the Greek word δέκα (deka) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.17.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.12.W8.S1) and character.