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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δεκάτη G1181
Pronunciation dekátē
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 It a tenth 2× Hebrews 7:2, Hebrews 7:4
[the] tenth 1× Hebrews 7:9
the tenth 1× Hebrews 7:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Hebrews 7:2
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 1
Hebrews 4
Source forms
δεκάτας 2x dekatas Hebrews 7:8, Hebrews 7:9
δεκάτην 2x dekatēn Hebrews 7:2, Hebrews 7:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural 2x Hebrews 7:8, Hebrews 7:9
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Hebrews 7:2, Hebrews 7:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe
Strong's G1181
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 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 corpus Greek 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 7:2 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
δεκάτην dekathn
a tenth part, a tithe
Read verse Hebrews 7:4 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
δεκάτην dekathn
a tenth part, a tithe
Read verse Hebrews 7:8 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
δεκάτας dekatav
a tenth part, a tithe
Read verse Hebrews 7:9 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
δεκάτας dekatav
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 7:2 · Heb 7:4 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Heb 7:8 · Heb 7:9 2×
Word Origins
δεκάτη is built from this root:
δέκατος G1182
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain