Word Study · Strong's G5411 · Greek
φόρος
phoros
for'-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: phóros
“a load (as borne), i.e. (figuratively) a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a load (as borne), i.e. (figuratively) a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property; whereas is usually a general toll on goods or travel)
Rendered in the KJV as
tribute.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- φόρον2
- φόρους2
- φόρον,1
How it is rendered · 4
- tribute2
- tax1
- tax,1
- taxes1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural2
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- N-ASM · 3
- N-APM · 2
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Where this word lives
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 20:22φόρονphoronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularIs it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”here: tribute
- Luke 23:2φόρουςphorousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAnd 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.”here: tribute
Romans3 occurrences
- Romans 13:6φόρουςphorousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThis is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.here: taxes
- Romans 13:7φόρονphoronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularPay 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.here: tax
- Romans 13:7φόρον,phoronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularPay 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.here: tax,