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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:2 - and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:4 - Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:8 - In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:9 - One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,
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