πεντεκαιδέκατος
pentekaidekatos
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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
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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.