Strong's Lexicon
G5057 — τελώνης
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5057 |
|---|---|
| Word: | τελώνης |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G5056 and G5608 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 21 |
| Transliteration: | telones |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tel-o'-nace |
| Meaning: | 1. a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue |
| KJV Renderings: | publican |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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)): Mat 5:46-47 Rec.; ; Luk 3:12; Luk 5:27; Luk 5:29; Luk 7:29; Luk 18:10-11; Luk 18:13; the plural is joined with ἁμαρτωλοί, Mat 9:10 f; (); Mar 2:15; Luk 5:30; Luk 7:34; Luk 15:1; with πόρναι, Mat 21:31 f; ὁ ἐθνικός καί ὁ τελώνης, Mat 18:17. Cf. Winers RWB, under the words, Zoll, Zöllner; (BB. DD., under the word ; Wetstein on Mat 5:46; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 515ff).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
τελώνης (publican)
Matthew 5:46
- KJV: For if ye love them which love you what reward have ye do not even the publicans the same
- GK: εάν γαρ αγαπήσητε τους αγαπώντας υμάς τίνα μισθόν έχετε ουχί και οι τελώναι το αυτό ποιούσι
Matthew 5:47
- KJV: And if ye salute your brethren only what do more do not even the publicans so
- GK: και εάν ασπάσησθε τους αδελφούς υμών μόνον τι περισσόν ποιείτε ουχί και οι τελώναι το αυτό ποιούσιν
Matthew 9:10
- KJV: And it came to pass as Jesus sat at meat in the house behold many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples
- GK: και εγένετο αυτού ανακειμένου εν τη οικία και ιδού πολλοί τελώναι και αμαρτωλοί ελθόντες συνανέκειντο τω Ιησού και τοις μαθηταίς αυτού
Matthew 9:11
- KJV: And when the Pharisees saw they said unto his disciples Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners
- GK: και ιδόντες οι Φαρισαίοι είπον τοις μαθηταίς αυτού διατί μετά των τελωνών και αμαρτωλών εσθίει ο διδάσκαλος υμών
Matthew 10:3
- KJV: Philip and Bartholomew Thomas and Matthew the publican James of Alphaeus and Lebbaeus whose surname was Thaddaeus
- GK: Φίλιππος και Βαρθολομαίος Θωμάς και Ματθαίος ο τελώνης Ιάκωβος ο του Αλφαίου και Λεββαίος ο επικληθείς Θαδδαίος
Matthew 11:19
- KJV: The Son of man came eating and drinking and they say Behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber a friend of publicans and sinners But wisdom is justified of her children
- GK: ήλθεν ο υιός του ανθρώπου εσθίων και πίνων και λέγουσιν ιδού άνθρωπος φάγος και οινοπότης τελωνών φίλος και αμαρτωλών και εδικαιώθη η σοφία από των τέκνων αυτής
Matthew 18:17
- KJV: And if he shall neglect to hear them tell unto the church but if he neglect to hear the church let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican
- GK: εάν δε παρακούση αυτών ειπέ τη εκκλησία εάν δε και της εκκλησίας παρακούση έστω σοι ώσπερ ο εθνικός και ο τελώνης
Matthew 21:31
- KJV: Whether of them twain did the will of his father They say unto him The first Jesus saith unto them Verily I say unto you That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you
- GK: τις εκ των δύο εποίησε το θέλημα του πατρός λέγουσιν αυτώ ο πρώτος λέγει αυτοίς ο Ιησούς αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι οι τελώναι και αι πόρναι προάγουσιν υμάς εις την βασιλείαν του θεού
Matthew 21:32
- KJV: For John came unto you in the way of righteousness and ye believed him not but the publicans and the harlots believed him and ye when ye had seen repented not afterward that ye might believe him
- GK: ηλθέ γαρ προς υμάς Ιωάννης εν οδώ δικαιοσύνης και ουκ επιστεύσατε αυτώ οι δε τελώναι και αι πόρναι επίστευσαν αυτώ υμείς δε ιδόντες ου μετεμελήθητε ύστερον του πιστεύσαι αυτώ