Word Study · Strong's G1182 · Greek
δέκατος
dekatos
dek'-at-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: dékatos
“tenth”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
tenth
Rendered in the KJV as
tenth.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- δεκάτας2
- δεκάτην2
- δεκάτη.1
- δέκατον1
- δέκατος1
How it is rendered · 4
- a tenth3
- tithes2
- [the] tenth.1
- tenth1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine plural2
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- adjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
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- A-APF · 2
- A-ASF · 2
- A-NSF · 1
- A-NSM · 1
- A-NSN · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Hebrews4 occurrences
- Hebrews 7:2δεκάτηνdekatēnadjective · accusative (object) · feminine singularand Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”here: a tenth
- Hebrews 7:4δεκάτηνdekatēnadjective · accusative (object) · feminine singularConsider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.here: a tenth
- Hebrews 7:8δεκάταςdekatasadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluralIn the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.here: tithes
- Hebrews 7:9δεκάταςdekatasadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluralAnd so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.here: tithes
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 11:13δέκατονdekatonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAnd in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.here: a tenth
- Revelation 21:20δέκατοςdekatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularthe fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.here: tenth