τελών-ης, ου, ὁ,

(τέλος 1.8, ὠνέομαι)

farmer or collector of tolls, customs, or taxes, Ar. Eq. 248 (troch.), Aeschin. 1.119, Herod. 6.64, PCair.Zen. 31.20 (iii B.C.), UPZ 113.8 (ii B.C.), Aristocl. ap. Eus. PE 15.2, etc.: freq. with a sense of reproach, πάντες τελῶναι, πάντες εἰσὶν ἅρπαγες, of the Oropians, Xeno 1; ἐφ’ οἷς ἂν καὶ τελώνης σεμνυνθείη βάναυσος Plb. 12.13.9, cf. Gal. 8.587, 9.804; = Lat. publicanus, Mat 5:46, al.; πορνοβοσκοὶ καὶ τ. Asp. in EN 102.21.

τελώνης telōnēs 21x

    one who farms the public revenues; in NT a publican, collector of imposts, revenue officer, tax gatherer, Mat 5:46; Mat 9:10-11; Mat 10:3; Mar 2:15 f.; Luk 3:12 tax collector.

G5057 — τελώνης

τελωνου, ὁ (from τέλος ((which see 2)) tax, and ὠνέομαι to buy; cf. δημοσιώνης, ὀψώνης, δεκατωνης), from Aristophanes, Aeschines, Aristotle, Polybius down;

1. a renter or farmer of taxes (Latinpublicanus); among the Romans usually a man of equestrian rank.

2. a tax-gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls (Vulg.publicanus incorrectly: (so A. V. publican)), one employed by a publican or farmer-general in collecting the 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 prosecuted it; (hence, they are classed by Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 1, 23; 4, 57, with καπηλοις καί τοῖς μετά ἀναιδειας ζῶσι καί λῃσταῖς καί ζυγοκρουσταις καί παραλογισταις ἀνθρώποις; Lucian, necyom. c. 11 puts together μοιχοί, πορνοβοσκοι καί τελῶναι καί κολακες καί συκοφανται (Theophrastus, charact. 6 (περί ἀπονοίας) πανδοχευσαι, καί πορνοβοσκησαι, καί τελωνησαι)): Mat 5:46, Mat 5:47 Rec.; ; Luk 3:12; Luk 5:27, Luk 5:29; Luk 7:29; Luk 18:10, Luk 18:11, Luk 18:13; the plural is joined with ἁμαρτωλοί, Mat 9:10f; (); Mar 2:15; Luk 5:30; Luk 7:34; Luk 15:1; with πόρναι, Mat 21:31f; ὁ ἐθνικός καί ὁ τελώνης, Mat 18:17. Cf. Winers RWB, under the words, Zoll, Zöllner; (BB. DD., under the word ; Wetstein on Mat 5:46; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 515ff).

* τελώνης , - ου , ὁ ( < τέλος , ὠνέομαι ),

1. a farmer of taxes (Let. publicanus).

2. A subordinate of the former, who collected taxes or tolls in a particular district, a tax-gatherer ( EV , publican): Mat 5:46; Mat 10:3, Luk 3:12; Luk 5:27; Luk 5:29; Luk 7:29; Luk 18:10-11; Luk 18:13; pl ., τ . κ . ἁμαρτωλοί , Mat 9:10-11; Mat 11:19, Mar 2:15-16, Luk 5:30; Luk 7:34; Luk 15:1; τ . κ . πόρναι , Mat 21:31-32; ὁ ἐθνικὸς κ . ὁ τ ., Mat 18:17 ( cf. DB, iv, 172; ext., 394 f .; MM , xxiv). †

詞類次數：名詞（22）

原文字根：完成（者）

字義溯源：稅吏，稅務員；由（G5056（τέλος）=界限，結局）與（G5608（ὠνέομαι）=購買）組成，其中G5056（τέλος）出自（G5055（τελέω）X*=有目標的計劃），而G5608（ὠνέομαι）出自（G5608（ὠνέομαι）X*=總計）。猶太人對稅吏的印象不好（路3:12,13；太18:17），尤其比較急進的猶太人，如奮銳黨的猶太人，對稅吏更是輕視；可是，主耶穌的十二個門徒中，既有稅吏馬太，又有奮銳黨的西門（太10:3,4）

出現次數：總共（22）；太（9）；可（3）；路（10）

譯字彙編：

1）稅吏（20）太5:46；太5:47；太9:10；太9:11；太10:3；太11:19；太18:17；太21:31；太21:32；可2:15；可2:16；可2:16；路5:29；路5:30；路7:29；路7:34；路15:1；路18:10；路18:11；路18:13；

2）一個稅吏（1）路5:27；

3）稅吏們（1）路3:12