Luke 19:2 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 19:2

And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.

BSB

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ASV

And behold, a man called by name Zacchæus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.

KJV

And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And behold there was a man named Zacchaeus,.... Or זכאי, "Zaccai", a name in use among the Jews; see Ezr 2:9. We often read of רבי זכאי, "Rabbi Zaccai", or "Zacchaeus" (a), and very frequently of R. Jochanan ben Zaccai, a famous doctor that lived in the times of Christ, and even till after the destruction of Jerusalem. The Jews also make mention of one R. Zaccai, a prince of the seed of David the king, in later times (b).

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Zaccheus - It is not unlikely that this person was a Jew by birth, see Luk 19:9; but because he had engaged in a business so infamous, in the eyes of the Jews, he was considered as a mere heathen, Luk 19:7. Chief among the publicans - Either a farmer-general of the taxes, who had subordinate collectors under him: or else the most respectable and honorable man among that class at Jericho. He was rich - And therefore the more unlikely to pay attention to an impoverished Messiah, preaching a doctrine of universal mortification and self-denial.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
ἀνὴρ	anēr	a man	G435 →
ὀνόματι	onomati	by name	G3686 →
καλούμενος	kaloumenos	being called	G2564 →
Ζακχαῖος	Zakchaios	Zacchaeus	G2195 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
αὐτὸς	autos	he himself	G846 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
ἀρχιτελώνης	architelōnēs	a chief tax collector	G754 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
αὐτὸς	autos	he himself	G846 →
πλούσιος·	plousios	rich;	G4145 →