Strong’s G5411 · Greek
φόρος
phóros
Definition
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)
Etymology
from G5342 (φέρω);
Where the KJV renders it
- tribute
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