Greek word study

τελώνηςtelṓnēs a collector of taxes

a publican, collector of taxes.

Translated in the King James as: publican

Appears 21 times in Scripture

Origin: from G5056 (τέλος) and G5608 (ὠνέομαι);

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Where it appears

Matthew 8×
Matt 5:46Matt 9:10Matt 9:11Matt 10:3Matt 11:19Matt 18:17Matt 21:31Matt 21:32
Mark 3×
Mark 2:15Mark 2:16+ 1 more in Mark
Luke 10×
Luke 3:12Luke 5:27Luke 5:29Luke 5:30Luke 7:29Luke 7:34Luke 15:1Luke 18:10Luke 18:11Luke 18:13

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.