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τελώνης
telṓnēs

a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue

22 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word

Definition

From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Strong’s Definition

a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

one who farms the public revenues; in NT a publican, collector of imposts, revenue officer, tax gatherer, Mt. 5:46; 9:10, 11; 10:3; Mk. 2:15f.; Lk. 3:12

Source: Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Translated in KJV as

publican

Etymology

from G5056 (τέλος) and G5608 (ὠνέομαι);

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