King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2778
Transliteration: kēnsos
Phonetic Spelling: (kane'-sos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: to muzzle
Meaning: to muzzle
κῆνσος, κήνσου, ὁ, the Latin wordcensus (among the Romans, denoting a register and valuation of property in accordance with which taxes were paid), in the N. T. (as in Cod. Just. 4, 47) the tax or tribute levied on individuals and to be paid yearly (Hesychius κῆνσος. εἶδος νομισματος, ἐπικεφάλαιον, our capitation or poll tax): Matthew 17:25; Matthew 22:17; Mark 12:14; τό νόμισμα τοῦ κήνσου, the coin with which the tax is paid, tribute money, Matthew 22:19.
Word Summary
kēnsos: to muzzle
Original Word: κῆνσοςTransliteration: kēnsos
Phonetic Spelling: (kane'-sos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: to muzzle
Meaning: to muzzle
Strong's Concordance
tribute, poll taxOf Latin origin; properly, an enrollment ("census"), i.e. (by implication) a tax -- tribute.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2778: κῆνσοςκῆνσος, κήνσου, ὁ, the Latin wordcensus (among the Romans, denoting a register and valuation of property in accordance with which taxes were paid), in the N. T. (as in Cod. Just. 4, 47) the tax or tribute levied on individuals and to be paid yearly (Hesychius κῆνσος. εἶδος νομισματος, ἐπικεφάλαιον, our capitation or poll tax): Matthew 17:25; Matthew 22:17; Mark 12:14; τό νόμισμα τοῦ κήνσου, the coin with which the tax is paid, tribute money, Matthew 22:19.