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1: τόκος

(Strong's #5110 — Noun Masculine — tokos — tok'-os )

primarily "a bringing forth, birth" (from tikto, "to beget"), then, "an offspring," is used metaphorically of the produce of money lent out, "interest," usury, Matthew 25:27; Luke 19:23 . See USURY.

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Interest'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​i/interest.html. 1940.
 
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