ἀπο-δεκατοω, [in LXX for עָשַׂר in both senses foll., e.g. (1) Gen.28:22 (2) 1Ki.8:15 ;] 1. with accusative of thing(s), to tithe, pay a tenth of: Mat.23:23, Luk.11:42. 2. C. accusative of person(s), to exact tithes from: Heb.7:5. 3. to decimate (Socr., HE, 573 A; see Kennedy, Sources, 117).† (AS)
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G586 — ἀποδεκατόω
apodekatoō · to tithe · Greek
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Matthew 23:23 · ἀποδεκατοῦτε“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.Luke 11:42 · ἀποδεκατοῦτεBut woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.Luke 18:12 · ἀποδεκατῶI fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’Hebrews 7:5 · ἀποδεκατοῦνThey indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,