Strong's Lexicon
G5058
G5058 — τελώνιον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5058 |
|---|---|
| Word: | τελώνιον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | neuter of a presumed derivative of G5057 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | telonion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tel-o'-nee-on |
| Meaning: | 1. a tax-gatherer's place of business |
| KJV Renderings: | receipt of custom |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τελώνιον, τελωνιου, τό (τελώνης, cf. δεκατωνιον);
1. customs, toll: Strabo 16, 1, 27.
2. toll-house, place of toll, tax-office: the place in which the tax-collector sat to collect the taxes (Wycliffe, tolbothe): Mat 9:9; Mar 2:14; Luk 5:27.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
τελώνιον (receipt of custom)
Matthew 9:9
- KJV: And as Jesus passed forth from thence he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the receipt of custom and he saith unto him Follow me And he arose, and followed him
- GK: και παράγων ο εκείθεν είδεν άνθρωπον καθήμενον επί το τελώνιον Ματθαίον λεγόμενον και λεγεί αυτώ ακολούθει μοι και αναστάς ηκολούθησεν αυτώ
Mark 2:14
- KJV: And as he passed by he saw Levi the of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom and said unto him Follow me And he arose and followed him
- GK: και παράγων είδε Λευϊν τον του Αλφαίου καθήμενον επί το τελώνιον και λέγει αυτώ ακολούθει μοι και αναστάς ηκολούθησεν αυτώ
Luke 5:27
- KJV: And after these things he went forth and saw a publican named Levi sitting at the receipt of custom and he said unto him Follow me
- GK: και μετά ταύτα εξήλθε και εθεάσατο τελώνην ονόματι Λευϊν καθήμενον επί το τελώνιον και είπεν αυτώ ακολούθει μοι