Luke 19:13:3Luke.19.13.W3TAB
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
ka-LE-sas de DE-ka DOU-loys he-au-TOU E-dō-ken au-TOIS DE-ka mNAS kai EI-pen pros au-TOUS prag-ma-TEU-sas-the en HÔ ER-kho-mai
Exegesis
The paired objects deka doulous {δέκα δούλους | déka doúlous} ‘ten servants’ and deka mnas {δέκα μνᾶς | déka mnâs} ‘ten minas’ are arranged in parallel, suggesting a deliberate, ordered distribution that the wider parable clarifies.
Root and etymology
dekadelta–epsilon–kappa–alpha
“ten”
In context — Luke 19:13
And after calling ten of his own servants, he gave them ten minas and said to them, “Trade until I come back.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:13, 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.19.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.13.W3.S1) and character.