κῆνσος, κήνσου, ὁ, the Latin wordcensus (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) the tax or tribute levied on individuals and to be paid yearly (Hesychius κῆνσος. εἶδος νομισματος, ἐπικεφάλαιον, our capitation or poll tax): Mat_17:25; Mat_22:17; Mar_12:14; τό νόμισμα τοῦ κήνσου, the coin with which the tax is paid, tribute money, Mat_22:19.

κῆνσος kēnsos 4x a census, assessment, enumeration of the people and a valuation of their property; in NT tribute, tax, Mat_17:25 ; poll-tax, Mat_22:17 ; Mat_22:19 ; Mar_12:14

*† κῆνσος , -ον , ὁ (Lat. census), a poll-tax: Mat_17:25 ; Mat_22:17 , Mar_12:14 ( WH , mg ., ἐπικεφάλαιον ); τ . νόμισμα τοῦ κ ., Mat_22:19 ( v . MM , Exp., xv).† * ἐπι -κεφάλαιον , -ου , τό , a poll-tax: Mar_12:14 ( WH , mg ., for κῆνσον , as in D, Syrr. Sin. pesh., 124, etc.).† SYN.: τέλος G5056 ( q.v. ), φόρος G5401 .

κῆνσος [page 343] An early example of this Latinism = capitation-tax ( Mar_12:14 al. ) occurs in what is probably a i/B.C. inscr. from. Bizye β ]ασιλέα Κό [τυ ](ν ) βασλέως Ῥησκουπορέως υἱ [ὸν ] Ῥωμαῖοι οἱ πρώ (τ )ως κατακληθέντες εἰς κῆνσον ἑατῶν θεόν ( Annual of Brit. School of Athens xii. p. 178). For the meaning census, see BGU III. 917 .6 (A.D. 348) ἐκ τοῦ ] ἱερ [οῦ ] κήνσου ἐπὶ Σαβίνῳ κηνσίτορι , P Amh II. 83 .2 (iii/iv A.D.) ἐν τῷ κήνσῳ τῷ [γενομένῳ ὑπὸ ] Σαβείνου τοῦ κην [σ ]ίτορος .

κῆνσος κῆνσος, ὁ, Lat. census, registration of taxation, NTest. : — "the tax" itself, id=NTest.

κῆνσος, -ου, ὁ (Lat. census), a poll-tax: Mat.17:25 22:17, Mrk.12:14 (WH, mg., ἐπικεφάλαιον); τ. νόμισμα τοῦ κ., Mat.22:19 (see MM, Exp., xv).† (AS)