τελῶναι
telonai
tax-collectors
from τέλος and ὠνέομαι; a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue:--publican.
Mark 2:15 · Word #11
Lexicon G5057
| Lemma | τελώνης |
| Transliteration | telṓnēs |
| Strong's | G5057 |
| In-context | tax-collectors |
| Literal | tax-collectors-[NMP] |
Morphology N NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | τελώνης |
| Strong's | G5057 |
SIBI-P1 G5057-01
toll-collectors
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NMP); functions as a subject or predicate nominative referring to multiple male agents. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term derives from τέλος (toll, tax, duty, that which is paid) and carries the sense of one who handles or farms out such payments. "Toll-collectors" preserves this root connection to imposed dues rather than using the more generalized "tax collectors." The nominative masculine plural form is reflected in the plural rendering, indicating these men as the grammatical subjects in context. |
View full lexicon entry for G5057 →
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (21 occurrences of G5057)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 5:46 | τελῶναι | telonai | |
| Matthew 9:10 | τελῶναι | telonai | |
| Matthew 9:11 | τελωνῶν | telonon |