King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1183
Transliteration: dekatoō
Phonetic Spelling: (dek-at-o'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to collect tithes
Meaning: to collect tithes
δεκατόω, δεκάτῳ: perfect δεδεκάτωκα; perfect passive δεδεκατωμαι; (δέκατος); to exact or receive the tenth part (for which Greek writers use δεκατεύω (Winer's Grammar, 24)): with the accusative of person from whom, Hebrews 7:6 (on the perfect cf. Winers Grammar, § 40, 4 a.; Lightfoot St. Clement, Appendix, p. 414); passive to pay tithes (Vulg.decimor): Hebrews 7:9. (Nehemiah 10:37.) (Compare: ἀποδεκατόω.)
Word Summary
dekatoō: to collect tithes
Original Word: δεκατόωTransliteration: dekatoō
Phonetic Spelling: (dek-at-o'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to collect tithes
Meaning: to collect tithes
Strong's Concordance
pay or receive tithes. From dekate; to tithe, i.e. To give or take a tenth -- pay (receive) tithes.
see GREEK dekate
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1183: δεκατόωδεκατόω, δεκάτῳ: perfect δεδεκάτωκα; perfect passive δεδεκατωμαι; (δέκατος); to exact or receive the tenth part (for which Greek writers use δεκατεύω (Winer's Grammar, 24)): with the accusative of person from whom, Hebrews 7:6 (on the perfect cf. Winers Grammar, § 40, 4 a.; Lightfoot St. Clement, Appendix, p. 414); passive to pay tithes (Vulg.decimor): Hebrews 7:9. (Nehemiah 10:37.) (Compare: ἀποδεκατόω.)