Matthew 22:17:9Matt.22.17.W9TAB
κῆνσον
kênson
“tax”
- Transliteration
- KÊN-son
- Extended
- KÊN-son
- IPA
- /ˈkeːn.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- tax
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KÊN-son
- clause
EK-se-stin DOO-nai KÊN-son KAI-sa-ri Ê OO
- sentence
ei-PON OON hê-MIN TI soi do-KEI EK-se-stin DOO-nai KÊN-son KAI-sa-ri Ê OO
Exegesis
The infinitive clause dounai kenson Kaisari {δοῦναι κῆνσον Καίσαρι | doûnai kênson Kaísari} supplies the specific action under scrutiny: the payment of the Roman census tax to the emperor, with the accusative kenson as the object and dative Kaisari marking the recipient.
Root and etymology
kensoskappa–eta–nu–sigma–omicron–sigma
“census tax, poll tax”
In context — Matthew 22:17
Say therefore to us, “What does it seem to you? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar , or not?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 22:17, so the Greek word κῆνσον (kênson) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.22.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.17.W9.S1) and character.