render unto Caesar en · VERB
Pronunciation
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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)
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.
Still, the ideal solution, I think, would be to render unto Caesar an affirmation of flag and country but to keep God in our hearts.
2002 July 1, Lance Morrow, “God Knows What the Court Was Thinking”, in Time, retrieved 01 Jul 2016:[S]he . . . made a note to suggest that her client ease some of the last quarter's profits into tax-free bonds. Render unto Caesar, sure, she thought, but not one damn penny more than necessary.
1997, Nora Roberts, Holding the Dream, →ISBN:They fear that trying to find the homeless homes translates into raising the taxes they must render unto Caesar.
2008 January 21, Sarah Vowell, “Radical love gets a holiday”, in New York Times, retrieved 01 Jul 2016:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| rendered unto Caesar | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rendered unto Caesar | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| rendering unto Caesar | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| renders unto Caesar | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
pt dai a César o que é de César (to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment) · de gebt dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist (to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment) · ja 皇帝のものは皇帝に (to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment) · hu adjátok meg a császárnak, ami a császáré (to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment) · hi जो क़ैसर का है, उसे क़ैसर को दो (to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment) · fr rendre à César ce qui est à César (to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment) · es dar a César lo que es de César (to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment) · grc ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ (to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment)