Luke 19:17:16Luke.19.17.W16TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
DE-ka
- sentence
KAI EI-pen au-TOI EU-ge a-ga-THE DOU-le HO-ti en e-la-KHIS-tôi pis-TOS e-GE-nou IS-thi ek-sou-SI-an E-khōn e-PA-nô DE-ka PO-le-ōn
Root and etymology
dekadelta–epsilon–kappa–alpha
“ten”
In context — Luke 19:17
And he said to him, “Well done, good servant ; because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten cities.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:17:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 19:17, 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.19.17.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.17.W16.S1) and character.