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Smith's Bible Dictionary
Caesar

always in the New Testament the Roman emperor, the sovereign of Judea. (John 19:12,15; Acts 17:7)

ATS Bible Dictionary
Caesar

Originally the surname of the Julian family at Rome. After being dignified in the person of Julias Caesar, it became the usual appellation of those of his family who ascended the throne. The last of these was Nero, but the name was still retained by his successors as a sort of title belonging to the imperial dignity. The emperors alluded to by this title in the New Testament, are Augustus, Luke 2:1; Tiberius, Luke 3:1 20:22; Claudius, Acts 11:28; and Nero, Acts 25:8 Philippians 4:22. Caligula, who succeeded Tiberius, is not mentioned.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
The title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar. In the New Testament this title is given to various emperors as sovereigns of Judaea without their accompanying distinctive proper names (John 19:15; Acts 17:7). The Jews paid tribute to Caesar (Matthew 22:17), and all Roman citizens had the right of appeal to him (Acts 25:11). The Caesars referred to in the New Testament are Augustus (Luke 2:1), Tiberius (3:1; 20:22), Claudius (Acts 11:28), and Nero (Acts 25:8; Philippians 4:22).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Caesar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kesar.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
CAESAR

se'-zar (Kaisar): Originally the surname of the Julian gens (thus, Caius Julius Caesar); afterward a name borne by the Roman emperors. In the New Testament the name is definitely applied to Augustus (Luke 2:1, "Caesar Augustus"), to whom it belonged by adoption, and to Tiberius (Luke 3:1, "Tiberius Caesar"; compare Matthew 22:17, 21). The "Caesar" to whom Paul appealed (Acts 25:11, 12, 21) was Nero. The form is perpetuated in "Kaiser" and "Czar."

Greek
2541. Kaisar -- Caesar, a Roman emperor
... Caesar, a Roman emperor. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Kaisar
Phonetic Spelling: (kah'-ee-sar) Short Definition: Caesar Definition: Caesar, a ...
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2804. Klaudios -- Claudius, the name of an Emperor, also an army ...
... Spelling: (klow'-dee-os) Short Definition: Claudius Definition: (a) Claudius, the
fourth of the Roman Emperors, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ...
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Library

An Embassage to Caesar; and How Caesar Confirmed Herod's Testament ...
... From The Death Of Alexander And Aristobulus To The Banishment Of Archelaus. CHAPTER
11. An Embassage To Caesar; And How Caesar Confirmed Herod's Testament. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 11 an embassage to.htm

Sacrifice to Caesar or to God
... SERMON XLI. SACRIFICE TO CAESAR OR TO GOD. ... Matthew 22:21. "Render therefore unto
Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.". ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xli sacrifice to caesar.htm

The Jews Become Confederates with Caesar when He Fought against ...
... CHAPTER 8. The Jews Become Confederates With Caesar When He Fought Against Egypt.
The Glorious Actions Of Antipater, And His Friendship With Caesar. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 the jews become.htm

Paul Appeals to Caesar
... Lesson 40 Paul Appeals to Caesar. [This ... He therefore decided to exercise his
privilege, as a Roman citizen, of appealing to Caesar. In ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 40 paul appeals to.htm

Imperial Caesar
... Chapter VII IMPERIAL CAESAR. ... Perilous at best, it seemed the only plan by which he
was to get possession of a fortune which even Caesar would be glad to have. ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter vii imperial caesar.htm

How Caius Julius Caesar was the First Roman that came into Britain ...
... BOOK I CHAP. II. How Caius Julius Caesar was the first Roman that came
into Britain. [54 AD]. Now Britain had never been visited ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap ii how caius julius.htm

How Cyrenius was Sent by Caesar to Make a Taxation Of
... From The Banishment Of Archelus To The Departure From Babylon. CHAPTER
1. How Cyrenius Was Sent By Caesar To Make A Taxation Of. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how cyrenius was.htm

How Herod, by Permission from Caesar Accused his Sons Before an ...
... How Herod, By Permission From Caesar Accused His Sons Before An Assembly Of Judges
At Berytus; And What Tero Suffered For Using A Boundless And Military ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 11 how herod by.htm

How Caesar Raised Banks Round About the Upper City [Mount Zion] ...
... CHAPTER 8. How Caesar Raised Banks Round About The Upper City [Mount Zion] And When
They Were Completed, Gave Orders That The Machines Should Be Brought. ...
/.../chapter 8 how caesar raised.htm

What Injunctions Caesar Gave when He was Come Within the City. The ...
... CHAPTER 9. What Injunctions Caesar Gave When He Was Come Within The City.
The Number Of The Captives And Of Those That Perished ...
/.../chapter 9 what injunctions caesar.htm

Thesaurus
Caesar (25 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary The title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar. ...
(n.) A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Caesar. ...
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Caesar's (10 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia CAESAR'S HOUSEHOLD. ... It is necessary to ask, in the
first place, What is meant by the words "Caesar's household"? ...
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Augustus (4 Occurrences)
... The cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose
reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His decree that "all the world should be ...
/a/augustus.htm - 12k

Render (95 Occurrences)
... (KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS). Matthew 22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith
he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things ...
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Pay (212 Occurrences)
... Matthew 22:17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to
Caesar, or not?" (WEB WEY RSV NIV). Matthew 22:21 "Caesar's," they replied. ...
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Tribute (67 Occurrences)
... The "tribute money" shown to our Lord (Matthew 22:19) was the denarius, bearing
Caesar's superscription. ... Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? ...
/t/tribute.htm - 32k

Festus (14 Occurrences)
... and his sister Bernice, and not finding in him anything worthy of death or of bonds,
would have set him free had he not appealed unto Caesar (Acts 25:11, 12). ...
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God's (602 Occurrences)
... Matthew 22:21 They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore
to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's ...
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Taxes (19 Occurrences)
... Matthew 22:17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to
Caesar, or not?" (WEB RSV NIV). ... Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? ...
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Penny (14 Occurrences)
... This was the "tribute money" with reference to which our Lord said, "Whose image
and superscription is this?" When they answered, "Caesar's," he replied ...
/p/penny.htm - 12k

Resources
What influence did Julius Caesar have on biblical history? | GotQuestions.org

What did Jesus mean when He said, “Render to Caesar what is Caesar's”? | GotQuestions.org

What was Augustus Caesar's impact on biblical history? | GotQuestions.org

Caesar: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Caesar (25 Occurrences)

Matthew 22:17
Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 22:21
They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 12:14
When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don't defer to anyone; for you aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 12:17
Jesus answered them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." They marveled greatly at him.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 2:1
Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 20:22
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 20:24
Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?" They answered, "Caesar's."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Luke 20:25
He said to them, "Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 23:2
They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 19:12
At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you aren't Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 19:15
They cried out, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 11:28
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
(KJV YLT)

Acts 17:7
whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 25:8
while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 25:10
But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 25:11
For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 25:12
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 25:21
But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 25:25
But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.
(BBE)

Acts 25:26
But I have no certain account of him to send to Caesar. So I have sent for him to come before you, and specially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the business has been gone into, I may have something to put in writing.
(BBE)

Acts 26:32
Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 27:24
saying,'Don't be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 28:19
But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Philippians 4:22
All the saints greet you, especially those who are of Caesar's household.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Caesar

Caesar: Augustus

Caesar: Claudius

Caesar: Nero

Caesar: Tiberius

Related Terms

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Render (95 Occurrences)

Pay (212 Occurrences)

Tribute (67 Occurrences)

Festus (14 Occurrences)

God's (602 Occurrences)

Taxes (19 Occurrences)

Penny (14 Occurrences)

Appealed (19 Occurrences)

Tiberius (1 Occurrence)

Opposes (7 Occurrences)

Appeal (30 Occurrences)

Lord's (548 Occurrences)

Rejoined (5 Occurrences)

Porcius (1 Occurrence)

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Claims (12 Occurrences)

Aren't (102 Occurrences)

Allowable (6 Occurrences)

Accuse (34 Occurrences)

Judged (201 Occurrences)

Tried (96 Occurrences)

Emperor (5 Occurrences)

Wrong (391 Occurrences)

Lawful (38 Occurrences)

Loud (222 Occurrences)

Replied (532 Occurrences)

Says (1491 Occurrences)

Lysanias (1 Occurrence)

Wondered (45 Occurrences)

Whereof (94 Occurrences)

Inscription (18 Occurrences)

Ituraea (1 Occurrence)

Thenceforth (11 Occurrences)

Rebel (35 Occurrences)

Releasest (1 Occurrence)

Releasing (3 Occurrences)

Result (73 Occurrences)

Efforts (11 Occurrences)

Exceedingly (167 Occurrences)

Dogma

Discussion (29 Occurrences)

Declares (378 Occurrences)

Maketh (399 Occurrences)

Marveled (31 Occurrences)

Marvelled (27 Occurrences)

Portrait (2 Occurrences)

Poll-tax (4 Occurrences)

Payment (168 Occurrences)

Committed (201 Occurrences)

Conferring (3 Occurrences)

Communed (20 Occurrences)

Conferred (22 Occurrences)

Joppa (14 Occurrences)

Speaks (109 Occurrences)

Superscription (5 Occurrences)

Sets (80 Occurrences)

Shouting (83 Occurrences)

Speaketh (367 Occurrences)

Cried (255 Occurrences)

Receiving (72 Occurrences)

Amazed (75 Occurrences)

Greatly (297 Occurrences)

Cause (1309 Occurrences)

Pontius (4 Occurrences)

Philippi (8 Occurrences)

Likeness (52 Occurrences)

Wonder (148 Occurrences)

Release (61 Occurrences)

Opinion (91 Occurrences)

Sought (199 Occurrences)

Nation (192 Occurrences)

Regard (230 Occurrences)

Free (454 Occurrences)

Makes (483 Occurrences)

Pilate (60 Occurrences)

Ought (130 Occurrences)

Behoveth (75 Occurrences)

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