τελώνιονtelṓnion
a tax-gatherer's place of business
Greek (New Testament) · G5058
Meanings
a custom house (so in MGr.), tollhouse, place of toll: Matthew 9:9, Mark 2:14, Luke 5:27.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.
- Mark 2:14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him.
- Luke 5:27 Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.