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Debt

δάνειονStrong’s G1156

daneion

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Daneion is the Greek word usually translated “debt”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.”
Matthew 18:27 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “debt”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • debt 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    δάνειον daneion · debt

    δάνιον, -ου, τό (late form of δάνειον, Rec.; see: δανίζω), [in LXX: Deu.24:11 (נָשָׁה) 15:8, 10 (עָבַט hi.), 4Ma.2:8 * ;] a loan: Mat.18:27.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “debt” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DEBT, noun

    det. [Latin debitum, contracted.]

    1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay or perform to another; as the debts of a bankrupt; the debts of a nobleman.
    2. That which any one is obliged to do or to suffer.
    3. In law, an action to recover a debt This is a customary ellipsis.
    4. In scripture, sin; trespass; guilt; crime; that which renders liable to punishment.

    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.