# τελώνης (telōnēs)

Strong’s G5057. 20 New Testament occurrences.

a publican, collector of taxes.

Lexicon: Dodson, public domain.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/telones-g5057

## Occurrences

- [Matthew 5:46](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/5/46) — For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
- [Matthew 9:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/9/10) — And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
- [Matthew 9:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/9/11) — And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
- [Matthew 10:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/10/3) — Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
- [Matthew 11:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/11/19) — The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of…
- [Matthew 18:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/18/17) — And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
- [Matthew 21:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/21/31) — Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlot…
- [Matthew 21:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/21/32) — For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repen…
- [Mark 2:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/mark/2/15) — And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, a…
- [Mark 2:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/mark/2/16) — And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans a…
- [Luke 3:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/3/12) — Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
- [Luke 5:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/5/27) — And 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.
- [Luke 5:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/5/29) — And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
- [Luke 5:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/5/30) — But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
- [Luke 7:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/7/29) — And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
- [Luke 7:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/7/34) — The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
- [Luke 15:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/15/1) — Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
- [Luke 18:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/18/10) — Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
- [Luke 18:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/18/11) — The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
- [Luke 18:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/18/13) — And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.