Definition

to tithe (as debtor or creditor)

Etymology

from G575 (ἀπό) and G1183 (δεκατόω);

Word family

• ἀπό apó
• δεκατόω dekatóō

How the KJV renders it

• (give
• pay
• take) tithe

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.