GREEK · G2541
Καῖσαρ
Kaisar — Caesar
Καῖσαρ, -αρος, ὁ Cæsar: Mat.22:17, Luk.2:1, Jhn.19:12, Act.25:8 ff., al (AS)
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Caesar
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G2542
Καισάρεια
Kaisareia — Caesarea
Καισαρία (Rec. -άρεια), -ας, ἡ Cæsarea; 1. Cæsarea Philippi, at the foot of Lebanon: Mat.16:13, Mrk.8:27. 2. Cæsarea of Palestine, on the sea-coast: Act.8:4 9:30 10:1, 24 11:11 12:19 18:22 21:8, 16 23:23, 33 25:1, 4 25:6, 13.† (AS)
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Ἀντιπατρίς
Antipatris — Antipatris
Ἀντιπατρίς, -ίδος, ἡ Antipatris, bet. Joppa and Caesarea: Act.23:31.† (AS)
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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 (Matt. 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; Phil. 4:22).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.