δέκα
Etym. Some connect it with δάκτυλος, from the number of the fingers.
"ten", Lat. decem, Hom., etc.: —οἱ δέκα "the Ten", Oratt.: οἱ δέκα [ἔτη] ἀφ᾽ ἥβης those who are "ten" years past 20 (the age of military service), Xen.
An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers
δέκα
Etym. Some connect it with δάκτυλος, from the number of the fingers.
"ten", Lat. decem, Hom., etc.: —οἱ δέκα "the Ten", Oratt.: οἱ δέκα [ἔτη] ἀφ᾽ ἥβης those who are "ten" years past 20 (the age of military service), Xen.