Telones

tel-o'-nace
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Telones Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 21
  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
teloneß
Origin
from (5056) and (5608)
Strong's Number
5057
TDNT Entry
8:88,1166

NAS Word Usage

collector
1
tax collector
5
tax collectors
15
Total
21

NAS Verse Count

Total
20

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 NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.