Luke 18:13:3Luke.18.13.W3TAB
τελώνης
telonês
“tax collector”
- Transliteration
- te-LO-nês
- Extended
- teh-LOH-nês
- IPA
- /teˈlo.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- tax collector
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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
ho de te-LO-nês ma-KRO-then he-STÔS ouk Ê-the-len ou-DE tous oph-thal-MOUS e-PA-rai eis ton ou-ra-NON all E-typ-te to STÊ-thos au-TOU LE-gōn ho the-OS hi-LA-sthê-TI moi tôi ha-mar-tō-LÔ
Exegesis
The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} links this sentence contrastively to the preceding description of the Pharisee, while telōnēs {τελώνης | telōnēs} ‘tax collector’ introduces the socially despised character.
Root and etymology
telostau–epsilon–lambda–omicron–sigma
“tax, customs duty”
In context — Luke 18:13
But the tax collector, standing far off, was not willing even to lift up his eyes toward heaven, but was striking his chest, saying, “O God , be merciful to me, the sinner .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 18:13, 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.18.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.13.W3.S1) and character.