"a chief publican, chief collector of the customs or taxes, Lk. 19:2*"
Definition and meaning
a chief publican, chief collector of the customs or taxes, Lk. 19:2*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀρχιτελώνης
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of architelones (G754) across the King James Bible.
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
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Common questions
Strong's G754 (architelones) is a Greek word that means: a chief publican, chief collector of the customs or taxes, Lk. 19:2* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word architelones (G754) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G754 is architelones, a Greek word defined as: a chief publican, chief collector of the customs or taxes, Lk. 19:2*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
architelones is a Greek word found in the New Testament.