Tax booth
τελώνιονStrong’s G5058telōnion
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Telōnion is the Greek word usually translated “tax booth”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “tax booth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- tax booth 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
- Luke 5:27And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
Greek dictionary
τελώνιον telōnion · tax booth
τελώνιον, -ου, τό (τελώνης), a custom house (so in MGr.), tollhouse, place of toll: Mat.9:9, Mrk.2:14, Luk.5:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.