What does ἀποδεκατόω (apodekatóō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδεκατόω (apodekatóō): To tithe can mean either paying a tenth (debtor role) or collecting a tenth (creditor role).
Greek · G586
ἀποδεκατόω
To tithe (as debtor or creditor)
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ἀποδεκατόω G586
Pronunciation apodekatóō
What does ἀποδεκατόω (apodekatóō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδεκατόω (apodekatóō): To tithe can mean either paying a tenth (debtor role) or collecting a tenth (creditor role).
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G586?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include You pay tithes of (2), [and] pay tithes (1), to collect a tenth (1).
Where does ἀποδεκατόω (apodekatóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Hebrews (1), Matthew (1).
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 You pay tithes of 2× Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42
[and] pay tithes 1× Luke 18:12
to collect a tenth 1× Hebrews 7:5
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:23 ἀποδεκατοῦτε to You pay tithes of Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Luke 11:42 ἀποδεκατοῦτε to you pay tithes of Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Luke 18:12 ἀποδεκατῶ to [and] pay tithes Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Hebrews 7:5 ἀποδεκατοῦν to to collect a tenth Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 23:23
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Luke 2 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀποδεκατοῦτε 2x apodekatoute Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42
ἀποδεκατοῦν 1x apodekatoun Hebrews 7:5
ἀποδεκατῶ 1x apodekatō Luke 18:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2x Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 18:12
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Hebrews 7:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To tithe can mean either paying a tenth (debtor role) or collecting a tenth (creditor role).
Strong's G586
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 23:23 Source Gloss
to tithe (as debtor or creditor)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To tithe can mean either paying a tenth (debtor role) or collecting a tenth (creditor role).
2C. accusative of person(s), to exact tithes from: Heb.7:5.
3to decimate (Socr., HE, 573 A; see Kennedy, Sources, 117).
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.
Matthew 23:23 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀποδεκατοῦτε apodekatoute
I take off a tenth part, pay tithe
Read verse Luke 11:42 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀποδεκατοῦτε apodekatoute
I take off a tenth part, pay tithe
Read verse Luke 18:12 Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀποδεκατῶ apodekatw
I take off a tenth part, pay tithe
Read verse Hebrews 7:5 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀποδεκατοῦν apodekatoun
I take off a tenth part, pay 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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Present Active Matt 23:23 · Luke 11:42 · Luke 18:12 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Heb 7:5 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 4
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
paying a tenth of produce or goods as religious obligation
paying a tenth of herbs and garden produce as religious practice
collecting or exacting tithes from people as priestly duty
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀποδεκατόω is built from these roots:
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