The word for tithe in the Greek of the New Testament is apodekatoo, which means to take from or give from a tenth. It is a compound Greek word from apo, which is the preposition that means from and dekatos, which means a tenth.This word for tithe is found in only two places in the New Testament, Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42. The word tithe, dekatos (without the preposition) is found in Hebrews 7:6 and 7:9. As you can see, the word for tithe in the New Testament is in the Hebrew or Jewish literature Matthew and Hebrews because the tithe was given by God to the Jews in the Law. Lukes account in Luke 11 is the same as Matthew 23:23 and was spoken to the Jews.