Greek - English Dictionary
G5057 - Publican
| Strong's No.: | G5057 |
| Greek: | τελώνης |
| Transliteration: | telōnēs |
| Phonetic: | tel-o'-nace |
| Word Origin: | From G5056 and G5608 |
| Bible Usage: | publican. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a tax farmer that is collector of public revenue |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. a renter or farmer of taxes a. 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. |
| Bible References:
Publican |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
publican ( 6 )
publicans ( 16 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.