verb
apodekatamō
Strong’sG586
I take off a tenth part, pay tithe
stem apodekat-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† ἀπο-δεκατόω,
[in LXX for עשׂר in both senses foll., e.g. (1) Ge 28:22 (2) I Ki 8:15;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G586 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
tithe, take a tenth of, τι LXX+NT; ἀ. τὸν λαόν take tithe of them, LXX+NT
II pay tithe of, τι LXX+NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apodekatamōἀποδεκατῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | give a tenth | 1× |
| apodekatavōἀποδεκατοῦτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | tithe | 2× |
| apodekatarōἀποδεκατοῦν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | collect a tenth | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodekatamō1×ἀποδεκατῶ | apodekatame | apodekatami | apodekatama | apodekatamē | apodekatamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apodekatasō | apodekatase | apodekatasi | apodekatasa | apodekatasē | apodekataselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodekatatō | apodekatate | apodekatati | apodekatata | apodekatatē | apodekatatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apodekatanō | apodekatane | apodekatani | apodekatana | apodekatanē | apodekatanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodekatavō2×ἀποδεκατοῦτε | apodekatave | apodekatavi | apodekatava | apodekatavē | apodekatavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apodekatalō | apodekatale | apodekatali | apodekatala | apodekatalē | apodekatalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodekatameiō | apodekatameia | apodekatameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apodekataseiō | apodekataseia | apodekataseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodekatateiō | apodekatateia | apodekatateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apodekataneiō | apodekataneia | apodekataneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodekataveiō | apodekataveia | apodekataveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apodekataleiō | apodekataleia | apodekataleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apodekatasōr | apodekatasar | apodekatasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodekatatōr | apodekatatar | apodekatatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodekatavōr | apodekatavar | apodekatavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apodekatalōr | apodekatalar | apodekatalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apodekatamoiō | apodekatamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apodekatasoiō | apodekatasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apodekatatoiō | apodekatatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apodekatanoiō | apodekatanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apodekatavoiō | apodekatavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apodekataloiō | apodekataloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apodekatarō1×ἀποδεκατοῦν | apodekatari | apodekatara | apodekatarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apodekatarōntos | apodekatarintos | apodekatarantos | apodekatarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apodekat is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
apodekatamō“give a tenth”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 18:12“give a tenth”nēsteuamō dis teu sabbateu, apodekatamō panteim hoseim ktomō.I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
apodekatavō“tithe”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 23:23“tithe”… vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti apodekatavō tem hēduosmem kai tem anēthem kai …Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You …
Luke 11:42“tithe”Alla ouai vi toi Farisaioi, hoti apodekatavō tem hēduosmem kai tem pēganem kai …Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without …
apodekatarō“collect a tenth”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Hebrews 7:5… Leviou tan hierateian labarōntois entolan echalō apodekatarō ton laon kata ton nomon, houtem …… of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people — that is, from …