κῆνσος
kēnsos · tax
Greek word · Strong’s number G2778 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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kēnsos (κῆνσος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “tax”.
The head tax paid to Rome.
How to say it
kēn·sos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Per-head levy paid to Rome.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- tax ×3
- tribute ×1
Where it appears
- Matthew 17:25
He says, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke first to him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or tribute? From their sons or from strangers?”
- Matthew 22:17
Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay the tax to Caesar, or not?”
- Matthew 22:19
Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.
- Mark 12:14
And they came and say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and you do not care about anyone; for you do not look at the face of people, but in truth you teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not? Should we pay, or should we not pay?”