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κῆνσος

Strong’s: G2778

Associated OET lemmas: κῆνσος

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: κῆνσος; -ου

Sense 1: tax, poll tax

Semantic entry: 57.180

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Tax, Tribute

Definition: (a borrowing from Latin) a tax paid by each adult male to the government

Notes: See discussion at 57.179: τέλος.

MAT 17:25: RV MAT 17:25 · LV MAT 17:25 · Read together MAT 17:25

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OET-RV MAT 17:25

25 “Yes, he will.” replied Kefa.
¶ Then when he went inside the house, before he could say anything, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) asked him, “What do you think, Shim’on (Simon)? Do this world’s kings extract taxes from their own children, or from strangers?”

OET-LV MAT 17:25

25 He _is _saying:
Yes.
And having _come into the house, the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) preceded him saying:
What is _supposing to _you, Simōn?
The kings of _the earth are _receiving revenues or poll _tax from whom _all?
From the sons of _them or from the strangers?

MAT 22:17: RV MAT 22:17 · LV MAT 22:17 · Read together MAT 22:17

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OET-RV MAT 22:17

17 So then, tell us what you think: should we pay the poll tax to Kaisar or not?”

OET-LV MAT 22:17

17 Therefore tell to _us, what is _it _supposing to _you?
Is _it _permitting to _give poll _tax to _Kaisar or not?

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 17:25 · RV MAT 22:17 · RV MAT 22:19 · LV MAT 17:25 · LV MAT 22:17 · LV MAT 22:19 · Read together MAT 17:25 · Read together MAT 22:17 · Read together MAT 22:19

MRK: RV MRK 12:14 · LV MRK 12:14 · Read together MRK 12:14