φόρος phoros · G5411
tax
φόρος, .-ου, ὁ; (φέρω), [in LXX chiefly for מַס, also for מִדָּה, etc. ; ] ; tribute paid by a subject nation (cf. 1Ma.10:33): φ. δοῦναι (1Ma.8:4 1Mac 8:7), Luk.20:22 23:2; ἀποδοῦναι, Rom.13:7; τελεῖν, Rom.13:6 (Hdt., al.).†; SYN.: κῆνσος, τέλος (which see) (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
φόρος, ὁ, ; (φέρω) that which is brought in by way of payment, tribute, φόρου ἀπαγωγή []; ξυμμάχους φόρου ὑποτελεῖς subject to pay tribute, []; φόρον ὑποτελέειν to pay tribute, []; φ. τάξασθαι to agree to pay it []; φόρον ταῖς πόλεσι τάξαι to fix their quotas of tribute, []; φ. δέχεσθαι to receive it, []; 2 generally, any payment, φόρον ἀπέφερον τῷ δήμῳ []; κατὰ φόρους by instalments, Senatus consultum cited in []; ἐπιβαλλειν φ. impose a forced levy, []
Where it's used 5 times
Luke 20:22 · Luke 23:2 · Romans 13:6 · Romans 13:7 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G5411; TFLSJ G5411
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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