To tithe
δεκατόωStrong’s G1183dekatoō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dekatoō is the Greek word usually translated “has collected a tenth” and “has paid the tithe”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.”
Meaning
Usually translated “has collected a tenth” and “has paid the tithe”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he has collected a tenth 1
- has paid the tithe 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
δεκατόω dekatoō · to tithe
δεκατόω, -ῶ, = cl. -τεύω (δεκάτη), [in LXX: Neh.10:37 (38) (עשׂר pi.) * ;] to take tithe of: with accusative of person(s), Heb.7:6; pass. to pay tithe: Heb.7:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “tithe” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TITHE, noun
The tenth part of any thing; but appropriately, the tenth part of the increase annually arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support. Tithes are personal, predial, or mixed; personal, when accruing from labor, art, trade and navigation; predial, when issuing from the earth, as hay, wood and fruit; and mixed, when accruing from beasts, which are fed from the ground.
All definitions and other forms of “tithe”
TITHE, verb transitive
To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth.
- “When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase” Deuteronomy 26:12“Ye tithe mint and rue” Luke 11:42
TITHE, verb intransitive
To pay tithes.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.