τελώνης telōnēs · G5057

tax collector

τελώνης, -ου, ὁ; (τέλος, ὠνέομαι) ; 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): Mat.5:46 10:3, Luk.3:12 5:27, 29 7:29 18:10-11, 13; pl., τ. κ. ἁμαρτωλοί, Mat.9:10-11 11:19, Mrk.2:15-16, Luk.5:30 7:34 15:1; τ. κ. πόρναι, Mat.21:31-32; ὁ ἐθνικὸς κ. ὁ τ., Mat.18:17 (cf. DB, iv, 172; ext., 394 f.; MM, xxiv).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

τελών-ης, ου, ὁ, ; (τέλος 1.8, ὠνέομαι) farmer or collector of tolls, customs, or taxes, [], of the Oropians, []; = Latin publicanus, []; πορνοβοσκοὶ καὶ τ. []

Where it's used 21 times

Matthew 5:46 · Matthew 9:10 · Matthew 9:11 · Matthew 10:3 · Matthew 11:19 · Matthew 18:17 · Matthew 21:31 · Matthew 21:32 · Mark 2:15 · Mark 2:16 · Luke 3:12 · Luke 5:27 · Luke 5:29 · Luke 5:30 · Luke 7:29 · Luke 7:34 · Luke 15:1 · Luke 18:10 · Luke 18:11 · Luke 18:13 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G5057; TFLSJ G5057

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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