Lexical Definition
φόρος phóros (for'-os) tax G:N-M
from φέρω
tribute.
- a load (as borne), i.e. (figuratively) a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property
- whereas τέλος is usually a general toll on goods or travel)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| φόρων | tribute | LXX.1Kgs.4.6 • LXX.1Kgs.10.15 • LXX.Ezra.6.8 |
| tributes | LXX.Ezra.4.13 | |
| φόρουσ | taxes | Rom.13.6 |
| tribute | LXX.Neh.5.4 • Luke.23.2 | |
| φόρου | tribute | LXX.1Kgs.5.14 • LXX.1Kgs.12.18 • LXX.2Chr.10.18 |
| φόροσ | tribute | LXX.1Kgs.5.13 |
| φόρον | a tribute | LXX.2Chr.36.3 |
| tax | Rom.13.7 • Rom.13.7 | |
| tribute | LXX.Judg.1.28 • LXX.Judg.1.30 • LXX.Judg.1.33 • LXX.Judg.1.35 • LXX.1Kgs.5.13 • LXX.1Kgs.9.21 • LXX.2Chr.8.8 • LXX.Ezra.7.24 • LXX.Lam.1.1 • Luke.20.22 | |
| φόροι | tribute | LXX.Ezra.4.20 |
| φορόυ | tribute | LXX.2Sam.20.24 |
Abbott-Smith
φόρος, -ου, ὁ (< φέρω), [in LXX chiefly for מַס, also for מִדָּה, etc. ;]
tribute paid by a subject nation (cf. I Mac 10:33): φ. δοῦναι (I Mac 8:4, 7), Lk 20:22 23:2; ἀποδοῦναι, Ro 13:7; τελεῖν, Ro 13:6 (Hdt., al.).†
SYN.: κῆνσος, τέλος (q.v.)
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 20:22 · 23:2 |
| Romans | 13:6 · 13:7 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
φόρος, ὁ,
(φέρω) that which is brought in by way of payment, tribute, φόρου ἀπαγωγή [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξυμμάχους φόρου ὑποτελεῖς subject to pay tribute, [Refs]; φόρον ὑποτελέειν to pay tribute, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. τάξασθαι to agree to pay it [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φόρον ταῖς πόλεσι τάξαι to fix their quotas of tribute, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. δέχεσθαι to receive it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 generally, any payment, φόρον ἀπέφερον τῷ δήμῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ φόρους by instalments, Senatus consultum cited in [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐπιβαλλειν φ. impose a forced levy, [Refs 1st c.AD+]