Lexicon phoros: tribute Original Word: φόρος, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: phoros Phonetic Spelling: (for'-os) Short Definition: a tax, tribute Definition: a tax, tribute, especially on persons. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom pheróDefinitiontribute NASB Translationtax (2), taxes (3).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5411: φόροςφόρος, φόρου, ὁ (from φέρω, hence, properly, ὁ φέρεται; cf. φόβος), from Herodotus down, the Sept. for מַס and (2 Esdr. 4:20 2Esdr. 6:8; Nehemiah 5:4) for מִדָּה, tribute, especially the annual tax levied upon houses, lands, and persons (cf. Thomas Magister, Ritschl edition, p. 387, 13; Grotius as quoted in Trench, § 107:7; see τέλος, 2): φόρον, φόρους διδόναι, Καίσαρι, Luke 20:22; Luke 23:2 (1 Macc. 8:4, 7); ἀποδιδόναι, Romans 13:7; τέλειν, Romans 13:6.
Strong's tribute. From phero; a load (as borne), i.e. (figuratively) a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property; whereas telos is usually a general toll on goods or travel) -- tribute. see GREEK phero see GREEK telos |
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