Deka marks a count of ten, whether of people, possessions, days, cities, or symbolic figures.

The occurrences consistently mark a count of ten. They quantify people and groups, possessions and measures, periods and places, and the horns, kings, and diadems described in Revelation.

1. A count of ten · dominant

   The form quantifies varied nouns and groups: in Luke 15:8 the APB renders a woman as having "ten drachmas," while Luke 17:12 and Luke 17:17 concern a group described as "ten" and then contrasted with "nine." In Luke 19:13 the APB renders both the summoned slaves and the minas with a count of ten; Revelation 17:12 likewise identifies "the ten horns" as "ten kings."

   Luke 15:8Luke 17:12Luke 17:17Luke 19:13Matthew 25:1Revelation 17:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB ordinarily presents the count with "ten," including people, drachmas, minas, cities, days, horns, and kings. In Acts 25:6 it appears in the alternative quantity "eight or ten days".