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πεντεκαιδέκατος
pentekaidekatos
G4003
G:A Greek

fifteenth

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Pentekaidekatos marks the fifteenth year in the dating clause of Luke 3:1.

The attested use marks a particular year as the fifteenth in the chronological setting of Luke 3:1.

Senses in use

  1. Ordinal dating of a year · dominant

    In Luke 3:1, the dative singular neuter form occurs in the clause dating Tiberius Caesar's reign; the APB renders the setting, "In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 3:1, the APB presents the term within the phrase "In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar." The verse is read as a whole.

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