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Lexicon :: Strong's G1181 - dekatē

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δεκάτη
Transliteration
dekatē (Key)
Pronunciation
dek-at'-ay
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

δεκάτη dekátē, dek-at'-ay; feminine of G1182; a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe:—tenth (part), tithe.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G1181 in the following manner: tithe (2x), tenth part (1x), tenth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G1181 in the following manner: tithe (2x), tenth part (1x), tenth (1x).

  1. a tenth part of anything, a tithe

    1. the tenth party of booty taken from an enemy

    2. the tithes of fruits of the earth and of flocks, which by the law of Moses were presented to the Levites in the congregation of Israel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δεκάτη dekátē, dek-at'-ay; feminine of G1182; a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe:—tenth (part), tithe.
STRONGS G1181:
δεκάτη, -ης, ἡ, (δέκατος), the tenth part of anything, a tithe; specially the tenth part of booty taken from the enemy: Hebrews 7:2, 4; the tithes of the fruits of the earth and of the flocks, which, by the law of Moses, were presented to the Levites in the congregation of Israel: Hebrews 7:8f. (In Greek writings from [Simonides 133 Bgk.; Herodotus 2, 135]; 4, 152 down; the Sept. for מַעֲשֵׂר.) [Cf. BB. DD. under the word Tithe.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Hebrews
7:2; 7:4; 7:8

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Strong's Number G1181 matches the Greek δεκάτη (dekatē),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:2 - and Abraham gave him a tenth of all [the spoil]. He is, first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, which means king of peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:4 -

Now pause and consider how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the spoils.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:8 - Furthermore, here [in the Levitical priesthood] tithes are received by men who are subject to death; but in that case [concerning Melchizedek], they are received by one of whom it is testified that he [fn]lives on [perpetually].

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:9 - A person might even say that Levi [the father of the priestly tribe] himself, who received tithes, paid tithes through Abraham [the father of all Israel and of all who believe],
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