adjective

dekatas

Greekδεκάτη (dekatē)

Strong’sG1181

a tenth part, a tithe

stem dekat-4 times in the New Testament2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

tenth2×tithes2×

What it means

δεκάτη, -ης, ἡ prop. fem. (sc. μέρος) of δέκατος, -η, -ον,

[in LXX for מַעֲשֵׂר: Ge 14:20, Ne 12:44, et al.;]

a tenth part, a tithe: He 7:2, 4, 8, 9 (for a curious inversion of the Biblical use, v. MM, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1181 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddek-at'-ay

a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe

Fromfeminine of G1182;

King Jamestenth (part), tithe.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	dekatos	dekatas	dekatem	dekatois	dekatais	dekateim
object accusative	dekaton	dekatan2×δεκάτην		dekatoin	dekatain2×δεκάτας
direct address vocative	dekator	dekatar		dekatoir	dekatair
of, belonging to genitive	dekatou	dekatau	dekateu	dekatoiu	dekataiu	dekateiu
to, for dative	dekato	dekata	dekate	dekatoi	dekatai	dekatei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

dekatstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

dekat 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

Words built on the same stem

dekatos — δέκατος, tenth dekatamō — δεκατόω, I tithe, collect tithe from

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

dekatan“tenth”objectaccusative singular2×

Hebrews 7:2“tenth”ho kai dekatan apo panteiu merizata Abraam, prōtem men hermēneuirōtos basilevos dikaiosunau epeita de kai basilevos Salēm, hem atō basilevos eirēnau,and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

Hebrews 7:4“tenth”Theōravōr de pēlikos houtos ho dekatan Abraam dōata ek teiu akrothinieiu tos patriarchos.Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

dekatain“tithes”objectaccusative plural2×

Hebrews 7:8“tithes”kai hōde men dekatain apothnēskarōtois anthrōpois lambalō, ekei de marturirōtos hoti zōatō.In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.

Hebrews 7:9“tithes”kai hōs epem legara, dia Abraam kai Levios tos dekatain lambarōtos dekatitē,And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.