Money lender
τραπεζίτηςStrong’s G5133trapezitēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Trapezitēs is the Greek word usually translated “bankers”. It appears in 1 verse 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 “bankers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bankers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
τραπεζίτης trapezitēs · money lender
τραπεζείτης (Rec. -ζίτης, as in cl.), -ου, ὁ (τράπεζα), a moneychanger, banker: Mat.25:27 (Dem., Plut., al.).† (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.