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ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ → So then pay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God! (Matthew 22:21)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

captātĭo: ōnis, f. id.,
I a reaching after or catching at something (rare): verborum, Cic. Part. Or. 23, 81: puerilis vocum similium, Quint. 8, 3, 57: testamenti, legacy-hunting, Plin. 20, 14, 57, § 160; Quint. 8, 6, 51.—
II In fencing, t. t., a feint, Quint. 5, 13, 54.