tōl: (1) Aramaic מדּה, middāh, “toll” or “tribute” paid by a vassal nation to its conqueror (Ezra 4:20; 6:8; Nehemiah 5:4); written also מנדּה, mindāh (Ezra 4:13; 7:24). More accurately for הלך, hălākh, “toll,” or “way tax” (Ezra 4:13, 4:10; 7:24). In New Testament times the Romans had placed throughout Palestine many toll stations (τελώνιον, telṓnion). Levi the publican was stationed at such a tax office (Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27); compare τελώνης, telṓnēs, a “tax collector” or “publican.” The tax which the Jews paid toward the support of the temple, a didrachma, is called τέλος, télos, “toll” (Matthew 17:25), the same as the word rendered “tribute” (Romans 13:7).
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Toll, Tax, Tribute, Tribute money
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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