τελώνιον
telōnion · tax booth
Greek word · Strong’s number G5058 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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telōnion (τελώνιον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “tax booth”.
The stall where taxes were collected.
How to say it
te·lō·ni·on
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The post where duties were collected.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 9:9
And passing on from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.
- Mark 2:14
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.
- Luke 5:27
And after this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.”