Caesar
ΚαῖσαρStrong’s G2541Kaisar
Appears in 25 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kaisar is the Greek word usually translated “caesar”, “caesar s” and “before caesar”. It appears in 25 verses of the New Testament.
“Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?”
Meaning
Usually translated “caesar”, “caesar s” and “before caesar”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to caesar 11
- of caesar 8
- caesar 8
- caesar s 3
- before caesar 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 10
- Luke 6
- Mark 3
- Matthew 2
- John 2
- Philippians 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 22:21They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
- Mark 12:14And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
- Mark 12:16And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.
- Mark 12:17And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
- Luke 2:1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
- Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Greek dictionary
Καῖσαρ Kaisar · Caesar
Καῖσαρ, -αρος, ὁ Cæsar: Mat.22:17, Luk.2:1, Jhn.19:12, Act.25:8 ff., al (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.