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).†
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