φόρος
phoros
“tax”
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)
from G5342 (φέρω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
φόρος appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.”
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.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.