δεκάτῃ, δεκάτης, ἡ (δέκατος), the tenth part of anything, a tithe; specially the tenth part of booty taken from the enemy: Heb_7:2; Heb_7:4; the tithes of the fruits of the earth and of the flocks, which, by the law of Moses, were presented to the Levites in the congregation of Israel: Heb_7:8 f (In Greek writings from (Simonides 133 Bgk.; Herodotus 2, 135); 4, 152 down; the Sept. for ξΗςΒωΕ�ψ.) (Cf. BB. DD. under the word .)

G1181, G1182 δέκατος dekatos 7x tenth, Joh_1:39 ; Rev_11:13 ; Rev_21:20 ; δεκάτη , i.e. μερίς , a tenth part, tithe, Heb_7:2 ; Heb_7:4 ; Heb_7:8-9 * tenth; tithe.

δεκάτη , -ης , ἡ , prop . fem . ( sc . μέρος ) of δέκατος , -η , -ον , [in LXX for H4643 : Gen_14:20 , Neh_12:44 , et al. ;] a tenth part, a tithe: Heb_7:2-4 ; Heb_7:8-9 (for a curious inversion of the Biblical use, v. MM , s.v. ).†

δεκάτη [page 140] The original ἀπόμοιρα paid to the temples on the produce of vineyards, palm-groves, etc. would seem to have been 1/6th, but this was reduced by the Government to 1/10th in the case of certain favoured classes : see P Rev L 24 4 10 with the editors notes. An odd inversion of the Jewish conception of tithes comes in P Hib I. 115 .1 ( c. B.C. 250) where, according to the editors, the μόσχων δεκάτης refers to a 10 per cent. duty levied upon the profits obtained by the priests from calves offered for sacrifice at the temple : see also the introduction to P Tebt II. 307 (A.D. 208) and Wilcken Ostr. i. p. 384 f. For ἐπιδέκατον = an extra tenth in connexion with fines, see P Hib I. 32 .9 (B.C. 246) note. In Theb Ostr 30 .6 (? B.C. 87) the word is probably used for a tithe simply.

δεκάτη v. δέκατος II.

δεκάτη, -ης, ἡ prop. fem. (sc. μέρος) of δέκατος, -η, -ον, [in LXX for מַעֲשֵׂר: Gen.14:20, Neh.12:44, and al. ;] a tenth part, a tithe: Heb.7:2, 4; 8, 9 (for a curious inversion of the Biblical use, see MM, see word).† (AS)