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GreekG1183Verb

δεκατόω

dekatoō

2Occurrences
G1183Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to tithe, i.e. to give or take a tenth

from G1181 (δεκάτη);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
= cl. -*τεύω *(δεκάτη), to take tithe of: with accusative of person(s); pass. to pay tithe.
LXX: (38) (עשׂר pi.) *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

δεκατόω appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
2

Key Passages

Hebrews 7:6BSB

But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

Hebrews 7:9BSB

And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.