Strong's Greek · G1183

δεκατόω

dekatóō

pay (receive) tithes

Definition

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

Derivation

from G1181 (δεκάτη);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Hebrews 7:9

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

Hebrews 7:6

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

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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