Telones

tel-o'-nace
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Telones Definition

  1. a renter or farmer of taxes
    1. 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.
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
telwvnhß
Origin
from (5056) and (5608)
Strong's Number
5057
TDNT Entry
8:88,1166

KJV Word Usage

publican
22
Total
22

KJV Verse Count

9
2
10
Total
21
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Telones". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .