Word Study · Strong's G5057 · Greek
τελώνης
telones
tel-o'-nace
Strong's 1890 spelling: telṓnēs
“a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue
Rendered in the KJV as
publican.
- 21occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 21 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- τελῶναι8
- τελωνῶν7
- τελώνης.2
- τελώνην1
- τελώνης1
- τελώνης,1
- τελώνης.¶1
How it is rendered · 8
- tax collectors11
- of tax collectors3
- tax collector.2
- a tax collector1
- a tax collector.1
- tax collector,1
- the tax collector1
- the tax collectors1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural8
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural7
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular5
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NPM · 8
- N-GPM · 7
- N-NSM · 5
- N-ASM · 1
All 21, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew8 occurrences
- Matthew 5:46τελῶναιtelōnainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralIf you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?here: tax collectors
- Matthew 9:10τελῶναιtelōnainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralLater, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.here: tax collectors
- Matthew 9:11τελωνῶνtelōnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralWhen the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”here: tax collectors
- Matthew 10:3τελώνης,telōnēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularPhilip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;here: tax collector,
- Matthew 11:19τελωνῶνtelōnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThe Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”here: of tax collectors
- Matthew 18:17τελώνης.¶telōnēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIf he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.here: tax collector.
- Matthew 21:31τελῶναιtelōnainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWhich of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.here: tax collectors
- Matthew 21:32τελῶναιtelōnainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralFor John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.here: the tax collectors
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 2:15τελῶναιtelōnainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWhile Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.here: tax collectors
- Mark 2:16τελωνῶνtelōnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralWhen the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”here: tax collectors
- Mark 2:16τελωνῶνtelōnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralWhen the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”here: tax collectors
Luke10 occurrences
- Luke 3:12τελῶναιtelōnainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralEven tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”here: tax collectors
- Luke 5:27τελώνηνtelōnēnnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAfter this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,here: a tax collector
- Luke 5:29τελωνῶνtelōnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThen Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.here: of tax collectors
- Luke 5:30τελωνῶνtelōnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralBut the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”here: tax collectors
- Luke 7:29τελῶναιtelōnainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAll the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.here: tax collectors
- Luke 7:34τελωνῶνtelōnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThe Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’here: of tax collectors
- Luke 15:1τελῶναιtelōnainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralNow all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.here: tax collectors
- Luke 18:10τελώνης.telōnēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.here: a tax collector.
- Luke 18:11τελώνης.telōnēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.here: tax collector.
- Luke 18:13τελώνηςtelōnēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’here: the tax collector