Lexical Summary tokos: a bringing forth, birth, interest, usury Original Word: τόκοςTransliteration: tokos Phonetic Spelling: (tok'-os) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a bringing forth, birth, interest, usury Meaning: a bringing forth, birth, interest, usury Strong's Concordance usury. From the base of tikto; interest on money loaned (as a produce) -- usury. see GREEK tikto Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5110: τόκοςτόκος, τόκου, ὁ (from τίκτω, perfect τέτοκα); 1. birth; a. the act of bringing forth. b. that which has been brought forth, offspring; (in both senses from Homer down). 2. interest of money, usury (because it multiplies money, and as it were 'breeds' (cf. e. g. Merchant of Venice 1:3)): Matthew 25:27; Luke 19:23 (so in Greek writings from Pindar and Aristophanes down; the Sept. for נֶשֶׁך). |
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