Strong’s
G5057Noun, masculine21 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 5:46τελῶναι
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
- Mark 2:15τελῶναι
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.
- Luke 3:12τελῶναι
Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
Abbott-Smith
τελώνης, -ου, ὁ
(τέλος, ὠνέομαι)
(τέλος, ὠνέομαι)
1. a farmer of taxes (Let. publicanus).
2. 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 15:1; τ. κ. πόρναι, Mat.21:31-32; ὁ ἐθνικὸς κ. ὁ τ., Mat.18:17 (cf. DB, iv, 172; ext., 394 f.; MM, xxiv).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.