ησαν verb - imperfect indicative - third person
en  ane: I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) -- + agree, be, have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
δε conjunction
de  deh: but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
εγγιζοντες verb - present active passive - nominative plural masculine
eggizo  eng-id'-zo: to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach -- approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh.
αυτω personal pronoun - dative singular masculine
autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
παντες adjective - nominative plural masculine
pas  pas: apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
οι definite article - nominative plural masculine
ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
τελωναι noun - nominative plural masculine
telones  tel-o'-nace: a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue -- publican.
και conjunction
kai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
οι definite article - nominative plural masculine
ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αμαρτωλοι adjective - nominative plural masculine
hamartolos  ham-ar-to-los': sinful, i.e. a sinner -- sinful, sinner.
ακουειν verb - present active middle or passive deponent
akouo  ak-oo'-o: to hear (in various senses) -- give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
αυτου personal pronoun - genitive singular masculine
autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons