Word Study · Strong's G586 · Greek
ἀποδεκατόω
apodekatoo
ap-od-ek-at-o'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: apodekatóō
“to tithe (as debtor or creditor)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to tithe (as debtor or creditor)
Rendered in the KJV as
(give, pay, take) tithe.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἀποδεκατοῦτε2
- ἀποδεκατοῦν1
- ἀποδεκατῶ1
How it is rendered · 3
- you pay tithes of2
- I tithe1
- to take a tenth1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · present active, statement · 2nd person plural2
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-2P · 2
- V-PAI-1S · 1
- V-PAN · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 11:42ἀποδεκατοῦτεapodekatouteverb · present active, statement · 2nd person pluralWoe to you Pharisees! 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 neglecting the former.here: you pay tithes of
- Luke 18:12ἀποδεκατῶapodekatōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularI fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’here: I tithe