Ten - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Ten

[ 1,,G1176, deka ]
whence the Eng. prefix deca," is regarded by some as the measure of human responsibility, e.g., Luke 19:13, Luke 19:17; Revelation 2:10; it is used in a figurative setting in Revelation 12:3; Revelation 13:1; Revelation 17:3, Revelation 17:7, Revelation 17:12, Revelation 17:16.

Notes:

(1) In Acts 23:23, hebdomekonta, "seventy," is translated "threescore and ten."

(2) For "ten thousand" See THOUSAND.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words