Moneylender
δανειστήςStrong’s G1157daneistēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Daneistēs is the Greek word usually translated “creditor”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.”
Meaning
Usually translated “creditor”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to a creditor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
δανειστής daneistēs · moneylender
δανιστής, -οῦ, ὁ (late form of -ειστής, Rec.; see: δανείζω), [in LXX: 4Ki.4:1, Psa.108(109):11 (נשׁה), Pro.29:13 (רָשׁ), Sir.29:28 * ;] a money-lender: Luk.7:41.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “moneylender” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MONEY-LENDER, noun
One who lends money.
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.