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GreekG1182Adjective

δέκατος

dekatos

7Occurrences
G1182Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

tenth

ordinal from G1176 (δέκα);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
tenth: .
LXX: for מַעֲשֵׂר and cognate forms

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

δέκατος appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
4
Revelation
2
John
1

Key Passages

Hebrews 7:2BSB

and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

Hebrews 7:4BSB

Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

Hebrews 7:8BSB

In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.

Hebrews 7:9BSB

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

John 1:39BSB

“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.

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