What does δεκάτη (dekátē) mean in the Bible?
e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe".
Greek · G1181
δεκάτη
A tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe
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δεκάτηG1181
Pronunciationdekátē
What does δεκάτη (dekátē) mean in the Bible?
δεκάτη (dekátē) is a Greek word meaning "a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1181?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a tenth (2), [the] tenth (1), the tenth (1).
Where does δεκάτη (dekátē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 7:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita tenth2×Hebrews 7:2, Hebrews 7:4
[the] tenth1×Hebrews 7:9
the tenth1×Hebrews 7:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowHebrews 7:2
Aligned rows4
Books represented1
Hebrews4
Source forms
δεκάτας2xdekatasHebrews 7:8, Hebrews 7:9
δεκάτην2xdekatēnHebrews 7:2, Hebrews 7:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural2xHebrews 7:8, Hebrews 7:9
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular2xHebrews 7:2, Hebrews 7:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe
Strong'sG1181
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe
Extended definition
:--tenth (part), tithe.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 7:2Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
δεκάτηνdekathn
a tenth part, a tithe
Read verseHebrews 7:4Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
δεκάτηνdekathn
a tenth part, a tithe
Read verseHebrews 7:8Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
δεκάταςdekatav
a tenth part, a tithe
Read verseHebrews 7:9Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
δεκάταςdekatav
a tenth part, a tithe
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternPlural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · FeminineHeb 7:2 · Heb 7:42×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineHeb 7:8 · Heb 7:92×
Word Origins
δεκάτη is built from this root:
δέκατοςG1182