What Case to Use After Numerals

Greek Learning Greek
1

Χαίρετε,

I’ve come across a practice sentence where I have a question:

You have given the teacher ten minas.
Διδασκάλῳ δέδωκας δέκα μνῶν.

Is the genitive μνῶν here correct? Or should it be an accusative μνᾶς?

Thank you for your inputs!
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2

That’s correct:
Διδασκάλῳ δέδωκας δέκα μνᾶς.

From New Testament:

ἔχει δέκα μνᾶς
ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δέκα μνᾶς
ἀπέστρεψεν τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια
ἔλαβον τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια

3

Thank you!

4

Do you understand why the genitive is used?

5

With δίδωμι, I’m pretty sure it does need to be accusative. It mostly depends on the verb, not the numeral, as the thread subject would imply. For example:

Διδασκάλῳ δέδωκας δέκα μνᾶς, ἀλλ᾿ ἐχρῆν σ᾿ εἴκοσι μνῶν αὐτὸν τιμᾶσθαι.

6

The genitive? I thought it was accusative plural?

7

I misread this post my apologies.