noun · masculine
kaisaros
Strong’sG2541
Caesar
stem kaisar-29 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Caesar, used as the title of the Roman emperor 124.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
Strong’s G2541 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkah'-ee-sar
Cæsar, a title of the Roman emperor
Fromof Latin origin;
King JamesCæsar.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Cæsar:
(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kaisaros | kaisarois |
| object accusative | kaisaron8×Καίσαρα | kaisaroin |
| direct address vocative | kaisaror | kaisaroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kaisarou12×Καίσαρος | kaisaroiu |
| to, for dative | kaisaro9×Καίσαρι | kaisaroi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kaisaro is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
29 occurrences, every one of them listed
kaisaron“Caesar”objectaccusative singular8×
John 19:15… archierevois; Ouk echanō basilevon ei mē Kaisaron.… asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
Acts 25:8… oute eis tem hierem oute eis Kaisaron tinem hamartama.… or against the temple or against Caesar.”
Acts 25:11… mu, oudenos min dunotō autoi charizera; Kaisaron epikalomō.… over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
Acts 25:12… Fēstos sullalarantos meta teu sumboulieu apokrinita; Kaisaron epikalosē, epi Kaisaron poreuesi.… and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
Acts 25:12… teu sumboulieu apokrinita; Kaisaron epikalosē, epi Kaisaron poreuesi.… You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
Acts 25:21… auton heōs hou anapempameia auton pros Kaisaron.… until I could send him to Caesar.”
Acts 26:32… tos anthrōpos houtos ei mē epikalotelē Kaisaron.… if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
Acts 28:19antilegarōntoiu de toiu Ioudaioiu anankazima epikalera Kaisaron, ouk hōs teu ethneu mu echarōntos …… I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge …
kaisarou“Caesar’s”of, belonging togenitive singular12×
Matthew 22:21legalō auto; Kaisarou. tote legatō autoi; Apodōavar oun teim …“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them …
Matthew 22:21… tote legatō autoi; Apodōavar oun teim Kaisarou Kaisaro kai teim tou theou to …… them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
Mark 12:16… tas epigrafas? tois de legala auto; Kaisarou.… image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
Mark 12:17tos de Iēsus legata autoi; Teim Kaisarou apodōavar Kaisaro kai teim tou theou …… them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s …
Luke 2:1… tai hēmerai ekeinai exerchata dogmem para Kaisarou Augoustou apograforō pantan tan oikoumenan;… days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be …
Luke 3:1… ete de pentekaidekate tau hēgemoniau Tiberiou Kaisarou, hēgemoneuarōntou Pontiou Pilatou tau Ioudaiau, kai …… year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of …
Luke 20:24… eikonan kai epigrafan? apokrinirantois de legala; Kaisarou.… image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
Luke 20:25… legata pros autoin; Toinun apodōavar teim Kaisarou Kaisaro kai teim tou theou to …… them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
John 19:12“Caesar’s”… houton apoluaseia, ouk asō filos tou Kaisarou; pantos tos basilevon heauton poiarōntos antilegatō …… If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying …
Acts 17:7“Caesar”… kai houtois pantois apenanti teiu dogmeiu Kaisarou prassalō, basilevon heteron legarōntois arō Iēsun.and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
Acts 25:10“Caesar’s”… de tos Paulos; Epi teu bēmeu Kaisarou stēarēntos amō, hou min datō krinorō. …Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have …
Philippians 4:22“Caesar’s”… hagiois, malista de tois ek tau Kaisarou oikiau.All the saints send you greetings, especially those from the household of Caesar.
kaisaro“Caesar”to, fordative singular9×
Matthew 22:17… tinem si dokatō; exestinatō dōara kēnson Kaisaro ē ou?… it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Matthew 22:21… legatō autoi; Apodōavar oun teim Kaisarou Kaisaro kai teim tou theou to theo.… So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God …
Mark 12:14… tou theou didaskasō; exestinatō dōara kēnson Kaisaro ē ou? dōaneia ē mē dōaneia?… it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them …
Mark 12:17… Iēsus legata autoi; Teim Kaisarou apodōavar Kaisaro kai teim tou theou to theo. …Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God …
Luke 20:22exestinatō nin Kaisaro foron dōara ē ou?… for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Luke 20:25… pros autoin; Toinun apodōavar teim Kaisarou Kaisaro kai teim tou theou to theo.So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God …
Luke 23:2… tem ethnem nu kai kōluarōnton foroin Kaisaro dōarō kai legarōnton heauton christon basilevon …… nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ …
John 19:12… tos basilevon heauton poiarōntos antilegatō to Kaisaro.… declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
Acts 27:24legarōntos; Mē fobosōr, Paulor; Kaisaro sin datō parastēara, kai idou charizotē …… afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you …