Dict: easton - Caesar

easton:

Caesar @ 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 kjv@John:19:15; kjv@Acts:17:7). The Jews paid tribute to Caesar kjv@Matthew:22:17), and all Roman citizens had the right of appeal to him kjv@Acts:25:11). The Caesars referred to in the New Testament are Augustus kjv@Luke:2:1), Tiberius (3:1; 20:22), Claudius kjv@Acts:11:28), and Nero kjv@Acts:25:8; kjv@Philippians:4:22).