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τελώνης

Transliteration: telones · noun

21x in NTFirst: Matt 5:46
Meaninga collector of taxes
Part of speechnoun
Frequency21x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsτελῶναι, τελωνῶν, τελώνης, τελώνην
Example versesMatt 5:46 · Matt 9:10 · Matt 9:11 · Matt 10:3 · Matt 11:19
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What kind of word is τελώνης?

τελώνης (telones) is a noun that occurs 21 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a collector of taxes” and first appears in Matt 5:46.

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