And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus - the same as Zacchai, Ezra 2:9; Nehemiah 7:14. From Luke 19:9 it is evident that he was a Jew, and what he says in Luke 19:8 would have proved it too.
Which was, [ kai (G2532 ) autos (G846 ), 'and the same was'] the chief among the publicans (a high revenue official), and he was rich. Ill-gotten riches some of it certainly was, as we shall see the note at Luke 19:8. For the office and character of the publicans, see the note at Matthew 5:46, and at Luke 15:1.