Interest
τόκοςStrong’s G5110tokos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tokos is the Greek word usually translated “interest”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.”
Meaning
Usually translated “interest”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- interest 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
τόκος tokos · interest
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “interest” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IN'TEREST, verb transitive
[Latin inter and esse.]
- To concern; to affect; to excite emotion or passion, usually in favor, but sometimes against a person or thing.
- To give a share in.
- To have a share.
- To engage; as, to interest one in our favor.
All definitions and other forms of “interest”
IN'TEREST, noun
Concern; advantage; good; as private interest; public interest
- Influence over others.
- Share; portion; part; participation in value.
- Regard to private profit.
- Premium paid for the use of money; the profit per cent derived from money lent, or property used by another person, or from debts remaining unpaid.
- Any surplus advantage.
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.