render unto Caesar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

render unto Caesar renders unto Caesar rendering unto Caesar rendered unto Caesar

Etymology

From the Holy Bible (Matthew, 22:21): Then he said to them, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.” (KJV; spelling modernized)

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