Kensos is a levy discussed as payable to Caesar or collected by earthly kings, with a coin identified for it.

The term denotes a levy in questions about giving it to Caesar and in a discussion of what earthly kings collect; it also identifies the levy for which a coin is requested.

1. A levy owed or collected by rulers · dominant

   The accusative singular occurs as the object in questions of whether to give it to Caesar in Mark 12:14 and Matthew 22:17; in Matthew 17:25 the discussion asks whom earthly kings take it from. The genitive singular in Matthew 22:19 specifies the levy in the request for its coin; the APB renders the clause "Show me the coin of the tax."

   Mark 12:14Matthew 17:25Matthew 22:17Matthew 22:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "tax" in the questions about giving it to Caesar and in the phrase "coin of the tax," while Matthew 17:25 renders the broader collection question with "taxes or tribute." This variation does not establish separate lexical uses.