Matthew 21:32:15Matt.21.32.W15TAB
τελῶναι
telônai
“tax collectors”
- Transliteration
- te-LÔ-nai
- Extended
- te-LÔ-nai
- IPA
- /teˈlɔː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- tax collectors
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-LÔ-nai
- clause
oi DE te-LÔ-nai KAI ai POR-nai e-PI-steu-san au-TÔ
- sentence
ÊL-then GAR i-ô-AN-nês PROS hy-MAS en ho-DÔ di-kai-o-SY-nês KAI ouk e-pi-STEU-sa-te au-TÔ oi DE te-LÔ-nai KAI ai POR-nai e-PI-steu-san au-TÔ hy-MEIS DE i-DON-tes ou-DE me-te-me-LÊ-thê-te HY-ste-ron TOU pi-STEU-sai au-TÔ
Exegesis
The positioning of οἱ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι {οἱ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι | hoi telōnai kai hai pornai} before ἐπίστευσαν highlights the unexpected faith of social outcasts, creating a rhetorical contrast with the addressed audience.
Root and etymology
telōn
“tax collector”
In context — Matthew 21:32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness , and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. You, however, after seeing this, did not repent later so as to believe him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:32:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Matthew 21:32, so the Greek word τελῶναι (telônai) 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 Matt.21.32.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.32.W15.S1) and character.