Luke 18:10:14Luke.18.10.W14TAB
τελώνης
telonês
“tax collector”
- Transliteration
- te-LO-nês
- Extended
- teh-LOH-nêhs
- IPA
- /teˈlo.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- tax collector
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
te-LO-nês
- sentence
AN-thrô-poi DY-o a-NE-bê-san eis to hi-e-RON pro-SEU-ksas-thai ho heis pha-ri-SA-i-os kai ho HE-te-ros te-LO-nês
Exegesis
The next segment consists of two parallel nominative appositional phrases: ho heis Pharisaios {ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος | hò hêîs Pha-ri-sái-os} ‘the one, a Pharisee’ and ho heteros telones {ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης | hò hé-te-ros te-lṓ-nēs} ‘the other, a tax collector’.
Root and etymology
Roottau–epsilon–lambda–omega–nu
“tax collector, public revenue officer”
In context — Luke 18:10
Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee , and the other was a tax collector.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 18:10, so the Greek word τελώνης (telonês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.18.10.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.10.W14.S1) and character.