What does φόρος (phóros) mean in the Bible?
φόρος (phóros): Tax imposed by a ruling power on subject peoples; distinct from voluntary or commercial levies.
Greek · G5411
φόρος
Tax
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φόροςG5411
Pronunciationphóros
What does φόρος (phóros) mean in the Bible?
φόρος (phóros): Tax imposed by a ruling power on subject peoples; distinct from voluntary or commercial levies.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5411?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include taxes (3), payment of taxes (1), taxes [are due] (1).
Where does φόρος (phóros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 20:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (3), Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ittaxes3×Luke 20:22, Romans 13:6, Romans 13:7
payment of taxes1×Luke 23:2
taxes [are due]1×Romans 13:7
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Luke 20:22φόρονtotaxesNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 23:2φόρουςtopayment of taxesNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralRomans 13:6φόρουςtotaxesNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralRomans 13:7φόρονtotaxesNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularRomans 13:7φόρονtotaxes [are due]Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 20:22
Aligned rows5
Books represented2
Luke2Romans3
Source forms
φόρον3xphoronLuke 20:22, Romans 13:7
φόρους2xphorousLuke 23:2, Romans 13:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular3xLuke 20:22, Romans 13:7
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural2xLuke 23:2, Romans 13:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Tax imposed by a ruling power on subject peoples; distinct from voluntary or commercial levies.
Strong'sG5411
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 20:22Source Gloss
tax
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Tax imposed by a ruling power on subject peoples; distinct from voluntary or commercial levies.
(φέρω), [in LXX chiefly for מַס, also for מִדָּה, etc. ;] tribute paid by a subject nation (cf. 1Ma.10:33): φ. δοῦναι (1Ma.8:4 1Mac 8:7), Luk.20:22 23:2; ἀποδοῦναι, Rom.13:7; τελεῖν, Rom.13:6 (Hdt., al.).
Synonymsκῆνσος, τέλος (which see)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 20:22Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
φόρονforon
a tax, tribute
Read verseLuke 23:2Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
φόρουςforouv
a tax, tribute
Read verseRomans 13:6Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
φόρουςforouv
a tax, tribute
Read verseRomans 13:7Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
φόρονforon
a tax, tribute
Read verseRomans 13:7Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
φόρον·foron
a tax, tribute
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms5Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 20:22 · Rom 13:73×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 23:2 · Rom 13:62×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Political tax or tribute owed to a ruling authority, specifically Caesar
Civic obligation to pay taxes to governing authorities for public administration
Financial obligations and tribute due to authorities, rendered alongside other civic duties
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
φόρος is built from this root:
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