King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5058
Transliteration: telōnion
Phonetic Spelling: (tel-o'-nee-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: tax office
Meaning: tax office
τελώνιον, τελωνιου, τό (τελώνης, cf. δεκατωνιον);
Word Summary
telōnion: tax office
Original Word: τελώνιονTransliteration: telōnion
Phonetic Spelling: (tel-o'-nee-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: tax office
Meaning: tax office
Strong's Concordance
tax officeNeuter of a presumed derivative of telones; a tax-gatherer's place of business -- receipt of custom.
see GREEK telones
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5058: τελώνιοντελώνιον, τελωνιου, τό (τελώνης, cf. δεκατωνιον);
1. customs, toll: Strabo 16, 1, 27.
2. toll-house, place of toll, tax-office: the place in which the tax-collector sat to collect the taxes (Wycliffe, tolbothe): Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27.