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Strong's #1181: dekate (pronounced dek-at'-ay)

feminine of 1182; a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe:--tenth (part), tithe.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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dekatē

1) a tenth part of anything, a tithe

1a) the tenth party of booty taken from an enemy

1b) 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

Part of Speech: adjective

Relation: feminine of G1182




Usage:

This word is used 4 times:

Hebrews 7:2: "also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first"
Hebrews 7:4: "patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils."
Hebrews 7:8: "here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed"
Hebrews 7:9: "as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, paid tithes in"









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