φόρος phóros
Meaning
a load (as borne), i.e. (figuratively) a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property; whereas G5056 (τέλος) is usually a general toll on goods or travel)
In the King James Version: tribute
Derivation: from G5342 (φέρω);
Where it is used
- Luke 20:22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
- Luke 23:2 And 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.”
- Romans 13:6 This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
- Romans 13:7 Pay 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.