Strong's Greek: 5065. τεσσαρεσκαιδέκατος (tessareskaidekatos) -- Fourteenth

Strong's Lexicon

tessareskaidekatos: Fourteenth

Original Word: τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: tessareskaidekatos
Pronunciation: tes-sar-es-kai-de-ka-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (tes-sar-es-kahee-dek'-at-os)
Definition: Fourteenth
Meaning: fourteenth.

Word Origin: From the Greek words τέσσαρες (tessares, meaning "four") and δέκα (deka, meaning "ten"), combined with the suffix -τος (-tos) to form an ordinal number.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H702: אַרְבַּע (arba) - Four

- H6240: עָשָׂר (asar) - Ten

- H6243: עֶשְׂרֵה (esreh) - Used in forming ordinal numbers

Usage: The term "tessareskaidekatos" is used to denote the ordinal number "fourteenth." It is primarily used in the context of dates, particularly in reference to the Jewish calendar and significant events that occur on the fourteenth day of a month.

Cultural and Historical Background: In Jewish tradition, the fourteenth day of the month of Nisan is significant as it marks the beginning of Passover (Pesach), a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. This day is crucial in the biblical narrative as it involves the preparation and sacrifice of the Passover lamb, which is central to the Passover celebration.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5065: τεσσαρεσκαιδέκατος

τεσσαρεσκαιδέκατος, τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ, τεσσαρεσκαιδεκατον, the fourteenth: Acts 27:27, 33.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fourteenth.

From tessares and kai and dekatos; fourteenth -- fourteenth.

see GREEK tessares

see GREEK kai

see GREEK dekatos

Forms and Transliterations

τεσσαρεσκαιδεκατη τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτη Τεσσαρεσκαιδεκατην Τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτης τεσσαρεσκαιδέκατος τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτου τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτω tessareskaidekate tessareskaidekatē tessareskaidekáte tessareskaidekátē Tessareskaidekaten Tessareskaidekatēn Tessareskaidekáten Tessareskaidekátēn

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