Greek-Numeral Words: “enas” to
“ena ekatommurio”
Numbers (Greek numerals, cardinals followed by ordinals).
Figures won’t lie, but liars will figure.
—Charles H. Grosvenor
The following Greek numbers are based on the modern versions for the Greek
numerals not the classical versions.
enas (enas [m.], mia [fem.], ena [n.]): one; protos, first.
duo: two; duteros, second.
treis, tria: three; tritos, third.
tessereis, tessera: four; tetartos, fourth.
pente: five; pemptos, fifth.
exi: six; ektos, sixth.
epta, ephta: seven; ebdomos, seventh.
okto, ochto: eight; ogdoos, eighth.
ennea, ennia: nine; enatos, ninth.
deka, deca: ten; dekatos, tenth.
endeka: eleven; endekatos, eleventh.
dodeka: twelve; dodekatos, twelfth.
dekatreis, dekatria: thirteen; dekatos tritos, thirteenth.
dekatessereis, dekatessera: fourteen; dekatos tetartos, fourteenth.
dekapente: fifteen; dekatos pemptos, fifteenth.
dekaexi: sixteen; dekatos ektos, sixteenth.
dekaepta, dekaephta: seventeen; dekatos ebdomos, seventeenth.
dekaokto, dekaochto: eighteen; dekatos ogdoos, eighteenth.
dekaennia, dekaennea: nineteen; dekatos enatos, nineteenth.
eikosi: twenty; eikostos, twentieth.
eikosi ena: twenty-one; eikostos protos, twenty-first.
eikosi duo: twenty-two; eikostos deuteros, twenty-second.
eikosi ennea: twenty-nine; eikostos enatos, twenty-eighth.
trianta: thirty; triakostos, thirtieth.
saranta: forty; tesserakostos, fortieth.
penenta: fifty; pentekostos, fiftieth.
exenta: sixty; exakostos, sixtieth.
ebdomenta: seventy; ebdomekostos, seventieth.
ogdoenta, ogdonta: eighty; ogdoekostos, eightieth.
enenenta: ninety; enenekostos, ninetieth.
ekato(n): one hundred;
ekatostos, hundredth.
ekaton enas: one hundred one; ekatostos protos, hundred first.
diakosia: two hundred; diakosiostos, two hundredth.
triakosia: three hundred; triakosiostos, three hundredth.
tetrakosia: four hundred; tetrakosiostos, four hundredth.
pentakosia: five hundred; pentakosiostos, five hundredth.
exakosia: six hundred; exakosiostos, six hundredth.
eptakosia, ephtakosia: seven hundred; eptakosiostos, seven hundredth.
oktakosia, ochtakosia: eight hundred; oktakosiostos, eight hundredth.
enniakosia: nine hundred; enniakosiostos, nine hundredth.
chilia: one thousand; chiliostos, one thousandth.
duo chiliades: two thousand; dischiliostos, two thousandth.
ena ekatommurio: one million; ekatommuriostos, one millionth.