STRONGS G5110:
τόκος,
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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