Easton's Bible Dictionary One of the branches of the king of Persia's revenues (Ezra 4:13; 7:24), probably a tax levied from those who used the bridges and fords and highways. Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To take away; to vacate; to annul. 2. (v. t.) To draw; to entice; to allure. See Tole. 3. (v. t.) To cause to sound, as a bell, with strokes slowly and uniformly repeated; as, to toll the funeral bell. 4. (v. t.) To strike, or to indicate by striking, as the hour; to ring a toll for; as, to toll a departed friend. 5. (v. t.) To call, summon, or notify, by tolling or ringing. 6. (v. i.) To sound or ring, as a bell, with strokes uniformly repeated at intervals, as at funerals, or in calling assemblies, or to announce the death of a person. 7. (n.) The sound of a bell produced by strokes slowly and uniformly repeated. 8. (n.) A tax paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, or the like. 9. (n.) A liberty to buy and sell within the bounds of a manor. 10. (n.) A portion of grain taken by a miller as a compensation for grinding. 11. (v. i.) To pay toll or tallage. 12. (v. i.) To take toll; to raise a tax. 13. (v. t.) To collect, as a toll. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TOLL tol: (1) Aramaic middah, "toll" or "tribute" paid by a vassal nation to its conqueror (Ezra 4:20; Ezra 6:8 Nehemiah 5:4); written also mindah (Ezra 4:13; Ezra 7:24). More accurately for halakh, "toll," or "way tax" (Ezra 4:13, 10; Ezra 7:24). In New Testament times the Romans had placed throughout Palestine many toll stations (telonion). Levi the publican was stationed at such a tax office (Matthew 9:9 Mark 2:14 Luke 5:27); compare telones, a "tax collector" or "publican." The tax which the Jews paid toward the support of the temple, a didrachma, is called telos, "toll" (Matthew 17:25), the same as the word rendered "tribute" (Romans 13:7). Edward Bagby Pollard

Multi-Version Concordance Toll (8 Occurrences) Matthew 9:9 Passing on thence Jesus saw a man called Matthew sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." And he arose, and followed Him. (WEY ASV) Matthew 17:25 He said, "Yes." When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?" (WEB ASV RSV) Mark 2:14 And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." So he rose and followed Him. (WEY ASV) Luke 5:27 After this He went out and noticed a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the Toll office; and He said to him, "Follow me." (WEY ASV) Romans 13:7 Pay promptly to all men what is due to them: taxes to those to whom taxes are due, toll to those to whom toll is due, respect to those to whom respect is due, honour to those to whom honour is due. (WEY) Ezra 4:13 Be it known now to the king that if this city is built, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Ezra 4:20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid to them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Ezra 7:24 Also we inform you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, on them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)