Καῖσαρ Kaisar

Greek word for “Caesar” · Strong’s G2541 · used 29 times in 23 verses

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Meaning

Καῖσαρ, -αρος, ὁ; Cæsar:, ff., al;

Senses in the lexicon

• Caesar (16)
• Caesar (10)
• Caesar (2)
• Caesar (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for Kaisar in context, with how often each is used:

• caesar 26
• caesar’s 2
• caesar's 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 25 (5), Mark 12 (3), Luke 20 (3), Matthew 22 (2), John 19 (2), Luke 2 (1), Luke 3 (1), Luke 23 (1), Acts 17 (1), Acts 26 (1)

Forms

• Καίσαρος 12
• Καίσαρι 8
• Καίσαρα 7
• Καίσαρά 1
• Καίσαρί 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with Kaisar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἐπικαλέω epikaleō “to call (on)/name” 5
• κατηγορέω katēgoreō “to accuse” 3
• βασιλεύς basileus “king” 4
• ἔξεστι exesti, exon “be permitted” 3
• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 4
• ἀποδίδωμι apodidōmi “to pay” 3
• κῆνσος kēnsos “tax” 2
• φόρος phoros “tax” 2
• Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaios “Jew” 4
• Πιλᾶτος Pilatos “Pilate” 3
• ἐπιγραφή epigraphē “inscription” 2
• δόγμα dogma “decree” 2

Key verses

The verses using Kaisar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 22:17 — Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
• Matthew 22:21 — They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
• Mark 12:14 — And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest…
• Mark 12:17 — And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
• Luke 3:1 — Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip…
• Luke 23:2 — And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a…
• John 19:12 — And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh…
• John 19:15 — But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king…
• Acts 25:8 — While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cæsar, have I offended any thing at all.
• Acts 25:10 — Then said Paul, I stand at Cæsar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
• Acts 25:11 — For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man…
• Acts 27:24 — Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

See all 23 verses in the Word Atlas

Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.