This is the name of Zacchaeus: Tax collector who hosted Jesus in Jericho.
Definition
Ζακχαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. זַכַּי, cf. Nehemiah 7:14, I Esther 2:9, LXX Ζακχού),
Zaccai, Zacchaeus, a publican: Luke 19:2, 5; 19:8 (cf. 2Ma.10.19).
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Where it occurs
Occurrences
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- Luke 19:2Ζακχαῖος · ZacchaeusAnd there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
- Luke 19:5Ζακχαῖε · ZacchaeusWhen Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
- Luke 19:8Ζακχαῖος · ZacchaeusBut Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”