dekatessares marks a stated total in periods of years and in grouped generations.

The attested uses mark a total: twice for a span of years and once for each of three grouped lines of generations. The genitive plural neuter form occurs with years in 2 Corinthians 12:2 and Galatians 2:1, while the nominative plural feminine form occurs with generations in Matthew 1:17.

1. A stated total of years or generations · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 12:2 and Galatians 2:1, the genitive plural neuter form occurs in clauses locating events after a span of years; the APB renders “fourteen years ago” and “after fourteen years.” In Matthew 1:17, the nominative plural feminine form occurs in three clauses that total the generations from Abraham to David, from David to the Babylonian deportation, and from the deportation to the Christ; the APB renders each group as “fourteen generations.”

   2 Corinthians 12:2Galatians 2:1Matthew 1:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “fourteen” with years in 2 Corinthians 12:2 and Galatians 2:1, and with generations in Matthew 1:17. These renderings confirm the clauses' totals rather than establish a separate lexical distinction.