τόκοςtókos

interest on money loaned (as a produce)

Greek (New Testament) · G5110

Meanings

(a) a bringing forth, birth

(b) offspring. Metaph., of the produce of money lent out, interest, usury (cf. Merch. of Venice, I, iii, "a breed of barren metal "): Matthew 25:27, Luke 19:23.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 25:27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
  • Luke 19:23 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.