Strong’s G1181 · Greek
δεκάτη
dekátē · dek-at'-ay
Origin feminine of δέκατος (G1182);
Meaning a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe
In the King James Version tenth (part), tithe.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Hebrews 7:2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
- Hebrews 7:4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
- Hebrews 7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
- Hebrews 7:9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.