Definition

to tithe, i.e. to give or take a tenth

Etymology

from G1181 (δεκάτη);

Word family

• δεκάτη dekátē

How the KJV renders it

• pay (receive) tithes

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.