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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 ( Luke
3:1 ; 20:22
), Claudius ( Acts
11:28 ), and Nero ( Acts
25:8 ; Philippians
4:22 ).
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
(no entry)
Smith's Bible Dictionary
in the New Testament the Roman emperor, the sovereign
of Judea. ( John
19:12 ,
19:15 ; Acts
17:7 )
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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."
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