Strong's Greek · G5411
G5411 phóros
φόρος
for'-os
tax
Looking for Hebrew H5411 Nâthîyn? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5411. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
phóros appears 5 times in Scripture, in Luke and Romans. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a load (as borne), i.e. (figuratively) a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property; whereas G5056 (τέλος) is usually a general toll on goods or travel)
In the King James Version
tribute
Derivation
from G5342 (φέρω);
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.”
“Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”
“Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?””
“And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
