2001 Translation

TELŌNAI, telōnai

Sounds Like: teh-LOH-nai

Translations: tax collectors, publicans

From the root: ΤΕΛΩΝΗΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to tax collectors, individuals who were responsible for collecting taxes on behalf of the Roman government. In ancient times, especially during the Roman occupation, tax collectors were often despised and seen as corrupt, as they frequently extorted more money than was due for their own profit. They were often grouped with 'sinners' in the New Testament.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G5057 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Matthew — 5:46
• Mark — 2:15
• Luke — 3:12, 7:29, 15:1

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 5:46, 9:10, 21:31, 21:32
• Mark — 2:15
• Luke — 3:12, 7:29, 15:1

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΕΛΩΝΗΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΤΕΛΩΝ — of tax collectors
• ΤΕΛΩΝΕ — tax collector, a tax collector, publican, a publican
• ΤΕΛΩΝΗΝ — tax collector, a tax collector, publican, a publican
• ΤΕΛΩΝΗΣ — tax collector, a tax collector, publican, a publican
• ΤΕΛΩΝΩΝ — of tax collectors, of publicans

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