Strong's Greek · G5411
φόρος
phóros
tribute
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)
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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).