G5057Greektelῶnai
τελῶναι
a tax-farmer, i.e., collector of public revenue
21
Total Occurrences
3
Books
0
Old Testament
21
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a renter or farmer of taxes
- 2among the romans, usually a man of equestrian rank
- 3a tax gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls, one employed by a publican or farmer general in the collection of taxes
Etymology & Derivation
from g5056 and g5608
Scholarly Notes
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.