Bible Encyclopedia: Collector

◄ Collector ►

Jump to: Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms

Greek

5057. telones -- tax collector
... tax collector. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: telones Phonetic
Spelling: (tel-o'-nace) Short Definition: a collector of taxes Definition: a ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5057.htm - 7k

754. architelones -- a chief tax collector
... a chief tax collector. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: architelones
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-khee-tel-o'-nace) Short Definition: head of a custom ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/754.htm - 6k

2195. Zakchaios -- Zaccheus, a tax collector
... Zaccheus, a tax collector. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Zakchaios
Phonetic Spelling: (dzak-chah'-ee-yos) Short Definition: Zacchaeus ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2195.htm - 6k

5058. telonion -- tax office
... tax office. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: telonion Phonetic Spelling:
(tel-o'-nee-on) Short Definition: a tax-collector's office Definition: a ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5058.htm - 6k

4233. praktor -- one who does or accomplishes
... officer. From a derivative of prasso; a practiser, ie (specially), an official
collector -- officer. see GREEK prasso. (praktori) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4233.htm - 7k

Strong's Hebrew

6953. Qoheleth -- "a collector (of sentences)," "a preacher," a ...
... "a collector (of sentences)," "a preacher," a son of David. Transliteration: Qoheleth
Phonetic Spelling: (ko-heh'-leth) Short Definition: Preacher. ...
/hebrew/6953.htm - 6k

623. Asaph -- "gatherer," the name of several Israelites
... NASB Word Usage Asaph (34). Asaph. From 'acaph; collector; Asaph, the name of three
Israelites, and of the family of the first -- Asaph. see HEBREW 'acaph. ...
/hebrew/623.htm - 6k

Library

Who is the Greatest?
... Soon after they reached the town, the collector of the temple revenue came to Peter
with the question, "Doth not your Master pay tribute?" This tribute was not ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 48 who is the.htm

Starting a Newspaper. An Experience of Mr. John Jones.
... These bills, except those for the country, I placed in the hands of a collector,
and told him to get me in the money as quickly as possible. ...
/.../arthur/words for the wise/starting a newspaper an experience.htm

Translator's Preface
... taken down by single hearers, which in those times of rare and difficult communication,
were never brought under the notice of the Strasburg Collector, but, as ...
/.../the history and life of the reverend doctor john tauler/translators preface.htm

Glad Givers and Faithful Workers
... and Levites to collect locally the statutory half-shekel, as well as other
contributions mentioned in 2 Kings 12.There we learn that each collector was to ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/glad givers and faithful workers.htm

Jacob Jones; Or, the Man who Couldn't Get Along in the World.
... ordering some clothes. While there, a man having the appearance of a collector
came in, and drew the tailor aside. The conversation ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arthur/words for the wise/jacob jones or the man.htm

Wanted, Volunteers
... In the Tropics the dead must be buried quickly. The Bishop appeals to the Collector
(Representative of Government here). The Collector gives an order. ...
/.../wilson-carmichael/things as they are/chapter xvi wanted volunteers.htm

The Hebrew Prophecies.
... If it was made by Nehemiah (and there is nothing to discredit the statement of the
author of 2 Maccabees that he was the collector), then it was not compiled ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter v the hebrew prophecies.htm

The Singer of Pietism
... He himself was a noted hymnwriter and hymn collector, who, shortly after Brorson
became his assistant, published a German hymnal, containing no less than 1157 ...
/.../aaberg/hymns and hymnwriters of denmark/chapter nine the singer of.htm

The Gospel According to St. Matthew
... St. Matthew is one of the least known of the Apostles. He was first called Levi
the son of Alphaeus, and was a "publican" or collector of customs at Capernaum. ...
/.../pullan/the books of the new testament/chapter iii the gospel according.htm

Letter xiii. Christian Activity.
... You can act as a visitor and collector, both to ascertain and supply those families
which are destitute of the word of life, and to obtain the means of ...
/.../letter xiii christian activity.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins.

2. (n.) A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book.

3. (n.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll.

4. (n.) One authorized to collect debts.

5. (n.) A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.

Thesaurus

Collector (8 Occurrences)
... things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting
works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins. ...
/c/collector.htm - 9k

Collector's (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Collector's (2 Occurrences). Matthew 9:9 As Jesus
passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting ...
/c/collector's.htm - 7k

Collectors (16 Occurrences)

/c/collectors.htm - 11k

Pharisee (14 Occurrences)
... Luke 18:10 "Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the
other was a tax collector. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/p/pharisee.htm - 11k

Agur (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Gatherer; the collector, mentioned as author of the sayings
in Proverbs 30. Nothing is known of him beyond what is there recorded. ...
/a/agur.htm - 7k

Tax (43 Occurrences)
... The story of Joseph, the Jewis tax-collector (Ant., XII, iv, 1-5), who was for 23
years farmer-general of taxes for Palestine under Ptolemy Euergetes, and the ...
/t/tax.htm - 47k

Named (428 Occurrences)
... Luke 5:27 After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting
at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me!" (WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV). ...
/n/named.htm - 33k

O (1414 Occurrences)
... and prayed to himself like this:'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of
men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ...
/o/o.htm - 37k

Taxing (3 Occurrences)
... The story of Joseph, the Jewis tax-collector (Ant., XII, iv, 1-5), who was for 23
years farmer-general of taxes for Palestine under Ptolemy Euergetes, and the ...
/t/taxing.htm - 35k

Zacchaeus (3 Occurrences)
... Zacchaeus (3 Occurrences). Luke 19:2 There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief
tax collector, and he was rich. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY NIV). ...
/z/zacchaeus.htm - 10k

Bible Concordance

Collector (8 Occurrences)

Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 18:17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 5:27 After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me!"
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 18:10 "Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this:'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 18:13 But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying,'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 19:2 There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 11:20 Then shall stand up in his place one who shall cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. Habakkuk
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Collector

Related Terms

Collector's (2 Occurrences)

Collectors (16 Occurrences)

Pharisee (14 Occurrences)

Agur (1 Occurrence)

Tax (43 Occurrences)

Named (428 Occurrences)

O (1414 Occurrences)

Taxing (3 Occurrences)

Zacchaeus (3 Occurrences)