Dekapente denotes a stated quantity used for depth, days, and distance in the cited verses.

The attested uses present the term as a stated quantity: for measured depth in Acts 27:28, duration in Galatians 1:18, and distance in John 11:18.

1. Stated quantity in measurement and duration · dominant

   In Acts 27:28, the accusative plural feminine form occurs in the second sounding, where the APB renders the measurement as "fifteen fathoms." In Galatians 1:18 it occurs with a stay measured in days, while John 11:18 uses the genitive plural masculine form in a distance stated in stadia.

   Acts 27:28Galatians 1:18John 11:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the quantity explicitly in each verse: "fifteen fathoms," "fifteen days," and "fifteen stadia away." These phrases confirm the clauses' measurements rather than isolate a separate English rendering for the term.