Tokos τόκος
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| τόκος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tokos |
| Strong's number | G5110 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | interest |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Tokos (Greek τόκος, Strong's G5110) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “interest”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
τόκος, -ου, ὁ
(τίκτω), [in LXX for נֶשֶׁךְ, etc. ;]
(a) a bringing forth, birth;
(b) offspring. Metaphorical, of the produce of money lent out, interest, usury (cf. Merch. of Venice, I, iii, "a breed of barren metal "): Mat.25:27, Luk.19:23 (Soph., Plat., al.).†
(AS)
(τίκτω), [in LXX for נֶשֶׁךְ, etc. ;]
(a) a bringing forth, birth;
(b) offspring. Metaphorical, of the produce of money lent out, interest, usury (cf. Merch. of Venice, I, iii, "a breed of barren metal "): Mat.25:27, Luk.19:23 (Soph., Plat., al.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | usury (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | interest (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Tokos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 25:27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.
Luke
- Luke 19:23Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).