τελώνης
telones
from τέλος and ὠνέομαι; a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue:--publican.
Matthew 10:3 · Word #8
Lexicon G5057
| Lemma | τελώνης |
| Transliteration | telṓnēs |
| Strong's | G5057 |
Morphology N NOM M SG
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 | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | τελώνης |
| Strong's | G5057 |
SIBI-P1 G5057-03
a toll-buyer
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMS — noun, nominative case, masculine gender, singular number; functioning typically as the subject of a clause or predicate nominative. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term derives from τέλος (toll, tax, duty) and ὠνέομαι (to buy), referring to one who purchases the right to collect taxes. Rendering it "toll-buyer" preserves this root imagery rather than the more generalized "tax collector." The nominative masculine singular form is reflected by the singular English noun referring to one male individual acting as subject. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root τελώνης (toll-buyer, tax-farmer, revenue collector, purchaser of tax rights)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G5057-02 |
telonen | a tribute-collector |
G5057-04 |
telonon | of the tribute-farmers |
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 |