τελώνης
telōnēsNoun (Masculine)G5057
tax collector
From: from G5056 (τέλος) and G5608 (ὠνέομαι);
Short Definition
a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue
Full Lexicon Entry
1.a farmer of taxes (Let. publicanus).
2.A subordinate of the former, who collected taxes or tolls in a particular district, a tax-gatherer (EV, publican)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
20 timesAppears 20 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
10
Matthew
8
Mark
2
Key Passages
- Luke 15:1
- Luke 3:12
- Luke 7:29
- Matthew 18:17
- Matthew 9:10
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