Dictionary entry

φόρος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

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.)