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toÌ„l: (1) Aramaic מדּה, middaÌ„h, “toll†or “tribute†paid by a vassal nation to its conqueror (; ; ); written also ×ž× ×“Ö¼×”, mindaÌ„h (; ). More accurately for הלך, hălaÌ„kh, “toll,†or “way tax†(, ; ). In New Testament times the Romans had placed throughout Palestine many toll stations (τελωÌνιον, teloÌ„Ìnion). Levi the publican was stationed at such a tax office (; ; ); compare τελωÌνης, teloÌ„ÌneÌ„s, a “tax collector†or “publican.†The tax which the Jews paid toward the support of the temple, a didrachma, is called τεÌλος, teÌlos, “toll†(), the same as the word rendered “tribute†().