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Lexicon :: Strong's G5057 - telōnēs

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τελώνης
Transliteration
telōnēs (Key)
Pronunciation
tel-o'-nace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
21x in 4 unique form(s) TR
22x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:88,1166

Strong’s Definitions

τελώνης telṓnēs, tel-o'-nace; from G5056 and G5608; a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue:—publican.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G5057 in the following manner: publican (22x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G5057 in the following manner: publican (22x).

  1. a renter or farmer of taxes

    1. among the Romans, usually a man of equestrian rank

  2. a tax gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls, one employed by a publican or farmer general in the collection of taxes. The tax collectors were as a class, detested not only by the Jews, but by other nations also, both on account of their employment and of the harshness, greed, and deception, with which they did their job.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τελώνης telṓnēs, tel-o'-nace; from G5056 and G5608; a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue:—publican.
STRONGS G5057:
τελώνης, τελωνου, ὁ (from τέλος ((which see 2)) tax, and ὠνέομαι to buy; cf. δημοσιώνης, ὀψώνης, δεκατωνης), from Aristophanes, Aeschines, Aristotle, Polybius down;
1. a renter or farmer of taxes (Latinpublicanus); among the Romans usually a man of equestrian rank.
2. a tax-gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls (Vulg.publicanus incorrectly: (so A. V. publican)), one employed by a publican or farmer-general in collecting the taxes. The tax-collectors were, as a class, detested not only by the Jews but by other nations also, both on account of their employment and of the harshness, greed, and deception, with which they prosecuted it; (hence, they are classed by Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 1, 23; 4, 57, with καπηλοις καί τοῖς μετά ἀναιδειας ζῶσι καί λῃσταῖς καί ζυγοκρουσταις καί παραλογισταις ἀνθρώποις; Lucian, necyom. c. 11 puts together μοιχοί, πορνοβοσκοι καί τελῶναι καί κολακες καί συκοφανται (Theophrastus, charact. 6 (περί ἀπονοίας) πανδοχευσαι, καί πορνοβοσκησαι, καί τελωνησαι)): Matthew 5:46, 47 Rec.; Matt. 10:3; Luke 3:12; Luke 5:27, 29; Luke 7:29; Luke 18:10, 11, 13; the plural is joined with ἁμαρτωλοί, Matthew 9:10f; (Matthew 11:19); Mark 2:15; Luke 5:30; Luke 7:34; Luke 15:1; with πόρναι, Matthew 21:31f; ὁ ἐθνικός καί ὁ τελώνης, Matthew 18:17. Cf. Winers RWB, under the words, Zoll, Zöllner; (BB. DD., under the word ; Wetstein on Matthew 5:46; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 515ff).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:46; 5:46; 5:47; 9:10; 10:3; 11:19; 18:17; 21:31
Mark
2:15
Luke
3:12; 5:27; 5:29; 5:30; 7:29; 7:34; 15:1; 18:10; 18:11; 18:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5057 matches the Greek τελώνης (telōnēs),
which occurs 22 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:46 - If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:47 - If you are kind only to your friends,[fn] how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:10 - Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:11 - But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:3 - Philip,
Bartholomew,
Thomas,
Matthew (the tax collector),
James (son of Alphaeus),
Thaddaeus,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:19 - The Son of Man,[fn] on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:17 - If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31 - “Which of the two obeyed his father?”
They replied, “The first.”[fn]
Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:32 - For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:15 - Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:16 - But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees[fn] saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such scum?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:12 - Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, “Teacher, what should we do?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:27 - Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:29 - Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi’s fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:30 - But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:29 - When they heard this, all the people—even the tax collectors—agreed that God’s way was right,[fn] for they had been baptized by John.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:34 - The Son of Man,[fn] on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:1 - Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:10 - “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:11 - The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer[fn]: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else. For I don’t cheat, I don’t sin, and I don’t commit adultery. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:13 - “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’
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