Greek noun (masculine) · G5057
τελώνης
telonestel-o'-nace
a farmer of taxes (Let. publicanus).; A subordinate of the former, who collected taxes or tolls in a particular district, a tax-gatherer
21 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: telṓnēs
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5057is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5057
a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue
The King James renders it: publican.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
telones is rendered "a farmer of taxes (Let. publicanus).; A subordinate of the former, who collected taxes or tolls in a particular district, a tax-gatherer". It stands 21 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Ten of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a farmer of taxes (Let. publicanus).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
Matthew 5:46τελῶναι
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a farmer of taxes (Let. publicanus)., and A subordinate of the former, who collected taxes or tolls in a particular district, a tax-gatherer.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a farmer of taxes (Let. publicanus). | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 5:46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the… |
| 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... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 5:46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| τελώνιον | telonion | tax booth | Uses3 |
All 21, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- τελῶναι8
- τελωνῶν7
- τελώνης4
- τελώνην1
- τελώνης.¶1
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural8N-NPM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural7N-GPM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular5N-NSM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1N-ASM
Matthew
eight uses
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
- τελῶναιtelonainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.
- τελῶναιtelonainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- τελωνῶνtelononnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
- τελώνηςtelonesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: tax collector
The 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.”
- τελωνῶνtelononnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of tax collectors
If 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.
- τελώνης.¶telonesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: tax collector
Which 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.
- τελῶναιtelonainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
For 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.
- τελῶναιtelonainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: the tax collectors
Mark
three uses
While 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.
- τελῶναιtelonainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- τελωνῶνtelononnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
- τελωνῶνtelononnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
Luke
ten uses
Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
- τελῶναιtelonainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
- τελώνηνtelonennoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a tax collector
Then 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.
- τελωνῶνtelononnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of tax collectors
But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- τελωνῶνtelononnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
- τελῶναιtelonainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
- τελωνῶνtelononnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of tax collectors
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
- τελῶναιtelonainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: tax collectors
“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
- τελώνηςtelonesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a tax collector
The 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.
- τελώνηςtelonesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: tax collector
But 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!’
- τελώνηςtelonesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: the tax collector
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.