τόκος
tokos · interest
Greek word · Strong’s number G5110 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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tokos (τόκος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “interest”.
Earned on money that is lent.
How to say it
to·kos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- What lent money earns.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 25:27
Then you ought to have put my money with the bankers, and when I came I would have received back what is mine with interest.
- Luke 19:23
Then why did you not put my money in the bank? And I, at my coming, would have collected it with interest.’