verb
dekatamō
Greekδεκατόω (dekatoō)
Strong’sG1183
I tithe, collect tithe from
stem dekat-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† δεκατόω, -ῶ,
= cl. -τεύω (< δεκάτη), [in LXX: Ne 10:37 (38) (עשׂר pi.) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1183 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddek-at-o'-o
to tithe, i.e. to give or take a tenth
Fromfrom G1181;
King Jamespay (receive) tithes.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dekatatēδεδεκάτωκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | collected tithes | 1× |
| dekatitēδεδεκάτωται | has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | paid tithes | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dekatamō | dekatame | dekatami | dekatama | dekatamē | dekatamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dekatasō | dekatase | dekatasi | dekatasa | dekatasē | dekataselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatatō | dekatate | dekatati | dekatata | dekatatē1×δεδεκάτωκεν | dekatatelē |
| we 1st person plural | dekatanō | dekatane | dekatani | dekatana | dekatanē | dekatanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekatavō | dekatave | dekatavi | dekatava | dekatavē | dekatavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatalō | dekatale | dekatali | dekatala | dekatalē | dekatalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dekatimō | dekatime | dekatimi | dekatima | dekatimē | dekatimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dekatisō | dekatise | dekatisi | dekatisa | dekatisē | dekatiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatitō | dekatite | dekatiti | dekatita | dekatitē1×δεδεκάτωται | dekatitelē |
| we 1st person plural | dekatinō | dekatine | dekatini | dekatina | dekatinē | dekatinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekativō | dekative | dekativi | dekativa | dekativē | dekativelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatilō | dekatile | dekatili | dekatila | dekatilē | dekatilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dekatameiō | dekatameia | dekatameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dekataseiō | dekataseia | dekataseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatateiō | dekatateia | dekatateiē |
| we 1st person plural | dekataneiō | dekataneia | dekataneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekataveiō | dekataveia | dekataveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dekataleiō | dekataleia | dekataleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dekatimeiō | dekatimeia | dekatimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dekatiseiō | dekatiseia | dekatiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatiteiō | dekatiteia | dekatiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | dekatineiō | dekatineia | dekatineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekativeiō | dekativeia | dekativeiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatileiō | dekatileia | dekatileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dekatasōr | dekatasar | dekatasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatatōr | dekatatar | dekatatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekatavōr | dekatavar | dekatavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatalōr | dekatalar | dekatalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dekatisōr | dekatisar | dekatisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatitōr | dekatitar | dekatitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekativōr | dekativar | dekativēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatilōr | dekatilar | dekatilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dekatamoiō | dekatamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dekatasoiō | dekatasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatatoiō | dekatatoia |
| we 1st person plural | dekatanoiō | dekatanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekatavoiō | dekatavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dekataloiō | dekataloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dekatimoiō | dekatimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dekatisoiō | dekatisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatitoiō | dekatitoia |
| we 1st person plural | dekatinoiō | dekatinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekativoiō | dekativoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatiloiō | dekatiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | dekatarō | dekatari | dekatara | dekatarē |
| acted on passive voice | dekatirō | dekatiri | dekatira | dekatirē |
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 | dekatarōtos | dekataritos | dekataratos | dekatarētos |
| acted on passive voice | dekatirōtos | dekatiritos | dekatiratos | dekatirētos |
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
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
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
dekatatē“collected tithes”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 7:6“collected tithes”tos de mē genealogirōtos ek autoiu dekatatē Abraam, kai ton echarōton tain epangeliain eulogatē.But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
dekatitē“paid tithes”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 7:9“paid 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.