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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ἀποδεκατόωG586
Pronunciationapodekatóō
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 ItYou pay tithes of2×Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42
[and] pay tithes1×Luke 18:12
to collect a tenth1×Hebrews 7:5
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Matthew 23:23ἀποδεκατοῦτεtoYou pay tithes ofVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralLuke 11:42ἀποδεκατοῦτεtoyou pay tithes ofVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralLuke 18:12ἀποδεκατῶto[and] pay tithesVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularHebrews 7:5ἀποδεκατοῦνtoto collect a tenthVerb - Present Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:23
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Matthew1Luke2Hebrews1
Source forms
ἀποδεκατοῦτε2xapodekatouteMatthew 23:23, Luke 11:42
ἀποδεκατοῦν1xapodekatounHebrews 7:5
ἀποδεκατῶ1xapodekatōLuke 18:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural2xMatthew 23:23, Luke 11:42
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1xLuke 18:12
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xHebrews 7:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To tithe can mean either paying a tenth (debtor role) or collecting a tenth (creditor role).
Strong'sG586
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 23:23Source Gloss
to tithe (as debtor or creditor)
Extended definitionSource: 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 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.
Matthew 23:23Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀποδεκατοῦτεapodekatoute
I take off a tenth part, pay tithe
Read verseLuke 11:42Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀποδεκατοῦτεapodekatoute
I take off a tenth part, pay tithe
Read verseLuke 18:12Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀποδεκατῶapodekatw
I take off a tenth part, pay tithe
Read verseHebrews 7:5Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀποδεκατοῦνapodekatoun
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.
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Form groups2Aligned forms4TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Present ActiveMatt 23:23 · Luke 11:42 · Luke 18:123×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveHeb 7:51×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present4
Voice
active4
Mood
indicative3infinitive1
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: