What Does “Enroll (census)” Mean in the Bible?
To register in the list of inhabitants that the government ordered to be made, in a census.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 2:1-3
What the Bible says
Luke 2:1-3
1And it came to pass, that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole world should be enrolled. 2This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria. 3And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “empadronar”; Luke 2:1-3