Greek · G1183 · unreviewed

δεκατόω

To tithe

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δεκατόω G1183

Pronunciation dekatóō

What does δεκατόω (dekatóō) mean in the Bible?

δεκατόω (dekatóō) is a Greek word meaning "to tithe". δεκατόω, -ῶ, = cl.

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Meaning

to tithe

Extended definition

= 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.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

resultant 2

Tense

perfect 2

Voice

active 1 passive 1

Mood

indicative 2

NT Occurrences

Hebrews 7:6 δεδεκάτωκεν perfect active indicative resultant Hebrews 7:9 δεδεκάτωται perfect passive indicative resultant

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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