ΑΡΧΙΤΕΛΩΝΗΣ, αρχιτελωνης
ARCHITELŌNĒS, architelōnēs
Sounds Like: ar-khee-teh-LOH-nays
Translations: chief tax collector, a chief tax collector
From the root: ΑΡΧΙ, ΤΕΛΩΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun, combining 'ΑΡΧΙ' (archi), meaning 'chief' or 'principal', and 'ΤΕΛΩΝΗΣ' (telones), meaning 'tax collector'. Therefore, 'ΑΡΧΙΤΕΛΩΝΗΣ' refers to a chief tax collector, someone who supervises other tax collectors. In ancient contexts, tax collectors were often viewed negatively, and a chief tax collector would be a prominent figure in the tax collection system.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0754 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 19:2
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΡΧΙ, ΤΕΛΩΝΗΣ, appear in our texts.
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