τελώνης (telṓnēs) — Publican
Greek word study: τελώνης (telṓnēs), Strong's G5057. a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue
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a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue
KJV translation words: publican
Strong's G5057 is tagged on 21 words in 20 verses across 3 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 5:46 and last appears in Luke 18:13.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 20)
- Matthew 5:46 — τελῶναι — tax collectors
- Matthew 9:10 — τελῶναι — tax collectors
- Matthew 9:11 — τελωνῶν — tax collectors
- Matthew 10:3 — τελώνης — tax collector
- Matthew 11:19 — τελωνῶν — of tax collectors
- Matthew 18:17 — τελώνης — tax collector
- Matthew 21:31 — τελῶναι — tax collectors
- Matthew 21:32 — τελῶναι — the tax collectors
- Mark 2:15 — τελῶναι — tax collectors
- Mark 2:16 — τελωνῶν — tax collectors
- Luke 3:12 — τελῶναι — tax collectors
- Luke 5:27 — τελώνην — a tax collector
- Luke 5:29 — τελωνῶν — of tax collectors
- Luke 5:30 — τελωνῶν — tax collectors
- Luke 7:29 — τελῶναι — tax collectors
- Luke 7:34 — τελωνῶν — of tax collectors
- Luke 15:1 — τελῶναι — tax collectors
- Luke 18:10 — τελώνης — a tax collector
- Luke 18:11 — τελώνης — tax collector
- Luke 18:13 — τελώνης — the tax collector
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: G5056 τέλος (télos), G5608 ὠνέομαι (ōnéomai).
Entries whose derivation names this word: G754 ἀρχιτελώνης (architelṓnēs), G5058 τελώνιον (telṓnion).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does telṓnēs (G5057) mean?
A tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue.
How is G5057 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates G5057 as: publican.
How often does τελώνης (telṓnēs) appear?
Strong's G5057 is tagged on 21 words in 20 verses across 3 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 5:46 and last appears in Luke 18:13.
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