Note 1 at Mt. 22:17: The word "tribute" used here is the Greek word "kensos," meaning "a census or poll tax" (Mt. 17:25). It was taken from a Latin loanword that meant a "census" and referred to the annual poll tax demanded by the Roman emperor from the Jews since A.D. 6 when Judaea became a Roman province (Josephus, The Antiquities of the Jews 5.1.21). This money went directly into the emperor's treasury. This tax typified the Jews' subjection to Rome and was unpopular among them (cp. with Acts 5:37).