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5057 – τελώνης (telones)

publican

Type:	Noun mask. ♂
Greek:	τελώνης (telones)
Pronunciation:	tel-o-nace
Gematria:	1199(300 + 5 + 30 + 800 + 50 + 8 + 6) words with the same gematria
Origin:	From G5056 and G5608
Usage:	21 times in NT

Description

A renter or farmer of taxes.
1. Among the Romans, usually a man of equestrian rank.
A tax gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls, one employed by a publican or farmer general in the collection of taxes. The tax collectors were as a class, detested not only by the Jews, but by other nations also, both on account of their employment and of the harshness, greed, and deception, with which they did their job.

Origin

From G5056 and G5608:

τέλος	telos	G5056	end
ὠνέομαι	oneomai	G5608	buy

Word root

Word with telones as root:

ἀρχιτελώνης	architelones	G0754	chief among the publicans
τελώνιον	telonion	G5058	receipt of custom

Alternative forms

	Grammatical code	shortcode	Swedish suggestion	English	Quantity
	Noun Noun acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine	N-ASM	N-ASMNoun Accusative Singular Masculine	-	a tax collector	1
	Noun Noun gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine	N-GPM	N-GPMNoun Genitive Plural Masculine	-	of tax collectors	7
	Noun Noun nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine	N-NPM	N-NPMNoun Nominative Plural Masculine	-	tax collectors	8
	Noun Noun nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine	N-NSM	N-NSMNoun Nominative Singular Masculine	-	a tax collector	5

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Usage in NT

	Total 21
Matthew	8
Mark	3
Luke	10

References (21 occurances in 20 verses)

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