UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: δέκατος; -η, -ον

Sense 1: tenth

Semantic entry: 60.57

Semantic domains: Number

Subdomains: First, Second, Third, Etc. [Ordinals]

Definition: tenth in a series involving either time, space, or set

JHN 1:39: RV JHN 1:39 · LV JHN 1:39 · Read together JHN 1:39

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OET-RV JHN 1:39

39 “Come and see,” Yeshua replied. So they went with him and saw where he lived, and then they stayed there that night, because it was already late afternoon.

OET-LV JHN 1:39

39 He _is _saying to _them:
Be _coming and you _all _will _be _seeing.
Therefore they _came and saw where he _is _remaining, and they _remained with him the that day, the_hour was about the_tenth.

REV 21:20: RV REV 21:20 · LV REV 21:20 · Read together REV 21:20

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OET-RV REV 21:20

20 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.

OET-LV REV 21:20

20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh hyacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Sense 2: tenth, tenth part

Semantic entry: 60.65

Semantic domains: Number

Subdomains: Half, Third, Fourth [Fractional Part]

Definition: a tenth part of an object, series, or mass

Notes: In rendering ‘the tenth of the city fell’ in RV REV 11:13 · LV REV 11:13 · Read together REV 11:13, it may be necessary in some languages to say ‘for every ten buildings, one building fell’ or ‘every tenth building in the city collapsed.’

Forms: δέκατον

REV 11:13: RV REV 11:13 · LV REV 11:13 · Read together REV 11:13

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OET-RV REV 11:13

13 At that same time, there will be a huge earthquake which will cause a tenth of the city to collapse. That’ll kill 7,000 people and the rest will be terrified and will acknowledge the God of heaven.

OET-LV REV 11:13

13 And in that the hour became an_earthquake great, and the tenth of _the city fell, and were _killed _off in the earthquake, the_names of _people seven thousands, and the rest frightened became, and they _gave glory to _the god of_ the _heaven.

Sense 3: tenth

Semantic entry: 60.66

Semantic domains: Number

Subdomains: Half, Third, Fourth [Fractional Part]

Definition: (semantic derivative of δέκατος [source selector 000001][b] ‘tenth part,’ 60.65: δέκατος) a tenth of a substance being offered for some distinctive purpose

Forms: δεκάτη

HEB 7:2: RV HEB 7:2 · LV HEB 7:2 · Read together HEB 7:2

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OET-RV HEB 7:2