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Koine Greek wordlink #15456

SR GNT Mat 22:19 κήνσου (kaʸnsou) ‘the coin of the poll_tax they and brought’ Strongs=27780 Lemma=kēnsos
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=masculine number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form κήνσου (N-GMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κήνσου’ (N-GMS) is always and only glossed as ‘poll_tax’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kēnsos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘a poll_tax’, ‘poll_tax’.

Greek words (3) other than κήνσου (N-GMS) with a gloss related to ‘poll_tax’

MARK 12:14 κῆνσον (kaʸnson) N-AMS ‘you are teaching it is permitting to give a poll_tax to Kaisar or not’ SR GNT Mark 12:14 word 49

OET-LV: 14 And having _come, they _are _saying to _him: Teacher, we _have _known that you _are true, and is_ not _caring to _you about no _one, because/for you _are_ not _looking on appearance of _people, but you _are _teaching the way of_ the _god with the_truth. Is _it _permitting to _give a_poll _tax to _Kaisar or not? May _we _give or we _may_ not _give? (MRK_12:14)

OET-RV: 14 So they flattered him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest even if it upsets others, and that you teach the truth about God without caring about people’s opinions. Is it legal for us Jews to pay the poll tax to the Roman emperor or not? How should we handle this?” (MRK 12:14)

MAT 17:25 κῆνσον (kaʸnson) N-AMS ‘are receiving revenues or poll_tax from the sons’ SR GNT Mat 17:25 word 34

OET-LV: 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_17:25)

OET-RV: 25 “Yes, he will.” replied Peter.
¶ Then when he went inside the house, before he could say anything Yeshua asked him, “What do you think, Simon? Do earthly kings extract taxes from their own children, or from strangers?” (MAT 17:25)

MAT 22:17 κῆνσον (kaʸnson) N-AMS ‘it is supposing it is permitting to give poll_tax to Kaisar or not’ SR GNT Mat 22:17 word 9

OET-LV: 17 Therefore tell to _us, what is _it _supposing to _you? Is _it _permitting to _give poll _tax to _Kaisar or not? (MAT_22:17)

OET-RV: 17 So then, tell us what you think: should we pay the poll tax to Caesar or not?” (MAT 22:17)

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular