τράπεζαtrápeza
a table or stool (as being four-legged), usually for food (figuratively, a meal); also a counter for money (figuratively, a broker's office for loans at interest)
Greek (New Testament) · G5132
Meanings
1. a table, dining-table: Matthew 15:27, Mark 7:28, Luke 16:21, Luke 19:23, Luke 22:21, Luke 22:30; of the table of shewbread, Hebrews 9:2. By by metonymy, of food provided: Acts 16:34, Romans 11:9 (LXX) 1 Corinthians 10:21; διακονεῖν ταῖς τ., Acts 6:2 (cf. Page, in l., but see below).
2. A money-changer's table, a bank: Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15, Luke 19:23, John 2:15; so also acc to Dr. Field (Notes, 113), Acts 6:2 (but see above).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 15:27 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters’ table.”
- Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.
- Mark 7:28 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are allowed to eat the scraps from the children’s plates.”
- Mark 11:15 When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,
- Luke 16:21 As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.
- 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.