δέκατοςdékatos

Same root

• δέκαdéka · G1176ten
• τεσσαρεσκαιδέκατοςtessareskaidékatos · G5065fourteenth
• δεκάτηdekátē · G1181a tenth, i.e. as a percentage or (technically) tithe
• πεντεκαιδέκατοςpentekaidékatos · G4003five and tenth

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

• John 1:39 “Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.
• Hebrews 7:2 Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. The name Melchizedek means “king of justice,” and king of Salem means “king of peace.”
• Hebrews 7:4 Consider then how great this Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognized this by giving him a tenth of what he had taken in battle.
• Hebrews 7:8 The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on.
• Hebrews 7:9 In addition, we might even say that these Levites—the ones who collect the tithe—paid a tithe to Melchizedek when their ancestor Abraham paid a tithe to him.
• Revelation 11:13 At the same time there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people died in that earthquake, and everyone else was terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.