Tax
κῆνσοςStrong’s G2778kēnsos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kēnsos is the Greek word usually translated “tribute”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?”
Meaning
Usually translated “tribute”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- tribute 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 22:17Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
- Matthew 22:19Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
- 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?
Greek dictionary
κῆνσος kēnsos · tax
κῆνσος, -ου, ὁ (Lat. census), a poll-tax: Mat.17:25 22:17, Mrk.12:14 (WH, mg., ἐπικεφάλαιον); τ. νόμισμα τοῦ κ., Mat.22:19 (see MM, Exp., xv).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “tax” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TAX, noun
[Latin taxo, to tax ]
- A rate or sum of money assessed on the person or property of a citizen by government, for the use of the nation or state.
- A sum imposed on the persons and property of citizens to defray the expenses of a corporation, society, parish or company; as a city tax a county tax a parish tax and the like.
- That which is imposed; a burden.
- Charge; censure.
All definitions and other forms of “tax”
- Task.
TAX, verb transitive
[Latin taxo.]
- To law, impose or assess upon citizens a certain sum of money or amount of property, to be paid to the public treasury, or to the treasury of a corporation or company, to defray the expenses of the government or corporation, etc.
- To load with a burden or burdens.
- To assess, fix or determine judicially, as the amount of cost on actions in court; as, the court taxes bills of cost.
- To charge; to censure; to accuse; usually followed by with; as, to tax a man with pride.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.