sē ́zar (Καίσαρ, Kaísar): 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, 22:21). The “Caesar” to whom Paul appealed (Acts 25:11, 25:12, 25:21) was Nero. The form is perpetuated in “Kaiser” and “Czar.”
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Caesar
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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