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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2778. κῆνσος (kensos) -- Tax, Tribute</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2778.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/7-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2778.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2778</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2777.htm" title="2777">◄</a> 2778. kensos <a href="../greek/2778a.htm" title="2778a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kensos: Tax, Tribute</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κῆνσος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kensos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>KANE-sos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kane'-sos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Tax, Tribute<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a poll-tax.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from Latin "census," which refers to a registration of citizens and their property for taxation purposes.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kensos," the concept of taxation is present in the Old Testament, such as in the census tax described in Exodus 30:11-16.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "kensos" specifically refers to the Roman tax imposed on the provinces, including Judea. It denotes a compulsory levy that was often a point of contention among the Jewish people, as it symbolized Roman authority and control over their land.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>During the time of Jesus, the Roman Empire imposed taxes on its provinces to fund its vast military and administrative expenses. The "kensos" was a direct tax on individuals, often collected by local tax collectors who were viewed unfavorably by the Jewish populace. This tax was a reminder of Roman occupation and was a source of tension, as it was seen as both a financial burden and a symbol of subjugation.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2778</b> <i>kḗnsos</i> – poll-tax; <i>tribute-money</i>; "literally, '<i>the current coin of tribute</i>,' which was not paid in <i>Jewish</i>, but rather in <i>Roman</i> money" (<i>WS</i>, 71).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2778: κῆνσος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κῆνσος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κήνσου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, the Latin word<span class="latin">census</span> (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) <span class="accented">the tax or tribute levied on individuals and to be paid yearly</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Hesychius</span> <span class="greek2">κῆνσος</span>. <span class="greek2">εἶδος</span> <span class="greek2">νομισματος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐπικεφάλαιον</span>, our <span class="accented">capitation or poll tax</span>): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-25.htm">Matthew 17:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-17.htm">Matthew 22:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/12-14.htm">Mark 12:14</a>; <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">νόμισμα</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">κήνσου</span>, the coin with which the tax is paid, <span class="accented">tribute money,</span> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-19.htm">Matthew 22:19</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>tribute, poll tax<p>Of Latin origin; properly, an enrollment ("census"), i.e. (by implication) a tax -- tribute. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κηνσον κήνσον κῆνσον κηνσου κήνσου kenson kênson kēnson kē̂nson kensou kēnsou kḗnsou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/17-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 17:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τέλη ἢ <b>κῆνσον</b> ἀπὸ τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or <span class="itali">poll-tax,</span> from their sons<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> custom or <span class="itali">tribute?</span> of their own<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> custom or <span class="itali">tribute</span> from the<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/22-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 22:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔξεστιν δοῦναι <b>κῆνσον</b> Καίσαρι ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to give <span class="itali">a poll-tax</span> to Caesar,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to give <span class="itali">tribute</span> unto Caesar,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Is it lawful to give <span class="itali">tribute</span> to Ceasar or<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/22-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 22:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">νόμισμα τοῦ <b>κήνσου</b> οἱ δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Me the coin <span class="itali">[used] for the poll-tax.</span> And they brought<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Shew me <span class="itali">the tribute</span> money. And<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> coin of the <span class="itali">tribute</span> and<p><b><a href="/text/mark/12-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 12:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔξεστιν δοῦναι <b>κῆνσον</b> Καίσαρι ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to pay <span class="itali">a poll-tax</span> to Caesar,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to give <span class="itali">tribute</span> to Caesar,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Is it lawful to give <span class="itali">tribute</span> to Ceasar or<p><b><a href="/greek/2778.htm">Strong's Greek 2778</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2778.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ke_nson_2778.htm">κῆνσον — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ke_nsou_2778.htm">κήνσου — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2777.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2777"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2777" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2778a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2778a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2778a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>