"fourteen, Mt. 1:17; 2 Cor. 12:2; Gal. 2:1*"
Definition and meaning
fourteen, Mt. 1:17; 2 Cor. 12:2; Gal. 2:1*
In the original Greek the word is written: δεκατέσσαρες
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of dekatessares (G1180) across the King James Bible.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago,(whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
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Common questions
Strong's G1180 (dekatessares) is a Greek word that means: fourteen, Mt. 1:17; 2 Cor. 12:2; Gal. 2:1* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word dekatessares (G1180) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1180 is dekatessares, a Greek word defined as: fourteen, Mt. 1:17; 2 Cor. 12:2; Gal. 2:1*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
dekatessares is a Greek word found in the New Testament.