To lend/borrow
δανείζωStrong’s G1155daneizō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Daneizō is the Greek word usually translated “borrow”, “shall lend” and “lend”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.”
Meaning
Usually translated “borrow”, “shall lend” and “lend”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to borrow 1
- you shall lend 1
- lend 1
- do lend 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 6:34And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
- Luke 6:35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Greek dictionary
δανείζω daneizō · to lend/borrow
δανίζω (late form of cl. -είζω, Rec., Bl., § 3; Thackeray, Gr., 85f.) [in LXX chiefly for לוה (Pro.19:17) ;] to lend money on interest: Luk.6:34, 35; mid., to borrow: Mat.5:42.† SYN.: κίχρημι (see: χράω), to lend in a friendly way. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “borrow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BOR'ROW, verb transitive
- To take from another by request and consent, with a view to use the thing taken for a time, and return it, or if the thing taken is to be consumed or transferred in the use, then to return an equivalent in kind; as, to borrow a book, a sum of money, or a loaf of bread.
- To take from another, for one's own use; to copy or select from the writings of another author; as, to borrow a passage from a printed book; to borrow a title.
- To take or adopt for one's own use, sentiments, principles, doctrines and the like; as, to borrow instruction.
- To take for use something that belongs to another; to assume, copy or imitate; as, to borrow a shape; to borrow the manners of another, or his style of writing.
All definitions and other forms of “borrow”
BOR'ROW, noun
A borrowing; the act of borrowing. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.