Luke Chapter 19 verse 2 Holy Bible
And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.
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A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,
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And behold, [there was] a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich.
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And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
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There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
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and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) There was a man named Zacchaeus, . . .--The name appears in the Old Testament in the form Zaccai (Ezra 2:9; Nehemiah 7:14), and meant "pure" or "innocent." Rabbinic writers mention a Zacchaeus as living at Jericho about this time, the father of a famous Rabbi, Jochanan or John.The chief among the publicans.--The position of Jericho near the fords of the Jordan made it a natural trade-centre for the imports from the Gilead country--myrrh and balsam. Under the government of Herod and Archelaus it had become once more a city of palm-trees (Judges 1:16), and their dates and palm-honey were probably liable to an octroi duty. The "farming" system adopted in the Roman revenue probably gave Zacchaeus the status of a middle-man or sub-contractor between the great capitalists of the equestrian order at Rome, the real publicani, and the "publicans" commonly so called, who were the actual collectors. As such he had as abundant opportunities for enriching himself as a Turkish pacha, and, as we may infer from his own words, had probably not altogether escaped the temptations of his calling.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekAndΚαὶ (Kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [there was]ἰδοὺ (idou)Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularStrong's 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!a manἀνὴρ (anēr)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.namedὀνόματι (onomati)Noun - Dative Neuter SingularStrong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.Zacchaeus,Ζακχαῖος (Zakchaios)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2195: Zacchaeus, a Jewish tax-gatherer. Of Hebrew origin; Zacchaeus, an Israelite.a chief tax collector,ἀρχιτελώνης (architelōnēs)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 754: Head of a custom-house, chief tax-gatherer or publican. From arche and telones; a principle tax-gatherer.[who was]αὐτὸς (autos)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.very wealthy.πλούσιος (plousios)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 4145: Rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man. From ploutos; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with.Jump to PreviousChief Collector Local Publican Publicans Rich Tax Taxes Tax-Farmer Tax-Gatherer Wealth Wealthy Zacchaeus Zacchae'us Zaccheus
