† ἀπο-δεκατόω,
[in LXX for עשׂר in both senses foll., e.g. (1) Ge 28:22 (2) I Ki 8:15;]
1. c. acc. rei, to tithe, pay a tenth of: Mt 23:23, Lk 11:42.
2. C. acc. pers., to exact tithes from: He 7:5.
3. to decimate (Socr., HE, 573 A; v. Kennedy, Sources, 117).†