telones <5057>
telwnhv telones
| Pronunciation: | tel-o'-nace |
| Origin: | from 5056 and 5608 |
| Reference: | TDNT - 8:88,1166 |
| PrtSpch: | n m |
| In Greek: | telwnai 8, telwnhn 1, telwnhv 5, telwnwn 7 |
| In NET: | tax collectors 10, a tax collector 3, of tax collectors 3, tax collector 3, Tax collectors 1, collectors 1 |
| In AV: | publican 22 |
| Count: | 22 |
| Definition: | 1) a renter or farmer of taxes 1a) among the Romans, usually a man of equestrian rank 2) 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. Synonym : See Definition 5942 from 5056 and 5608; a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue:-publican. see GREEK for 5056 see GREEK for 5608 |
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