verb
dekatamō
Strong’sG1183
I tithe, collect tithe from
stem dekat-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
† 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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
take tithe of a person, τινά NT:—passive, pay tithe, Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dekatatēδεδεκάτωκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | collected tithes | 1× |
| dekatotēδεδεκάτωται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or 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 140, 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dekatomō | dekatome | dekatomē | dekatomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dekatosō | dekatose | dekatosē | dekatoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatotō | dekatote | dekatotē1×δεδεκάτωται | dekatotelē |
| we 1st person plural | dekatonō | dekatone | dekatonē | dekatonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekatovō | dekatove | dekatovē | dekatovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatolō | dekatole | dekatolē | dekatolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dekatomeiō | dekatomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dekatoseiō | dekatoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatoteiō | dekatoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | dekatoneiō | dekatoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekatoveiō | dekatoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatoleiō | dekatoleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dekatosōr | dekatosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatotōr | dekatotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekatovōr | dekatovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatolōr | dekatolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dekatomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | dekatosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dekatotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | dekatonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | dekatovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | dekatoloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dekatorō | dekatorē |
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 | dekatarōntos | dekatarintos | dekatarantos | dekatarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dekatorōntos | dekatorēntos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
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 genealogorōntos ek autoiu dekatatē Abraam, kai ton echarōnton tain epangeliain …But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
dekatotē“paid tithes”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 7:9“paid tithes”… Abraam kai Levios tos dekatain labarōntos dekatotē,… to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.