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τόκος tokos · G5110

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τόκος, -ου, ὁ; (τίκτω), [in LXX for נֶשֶׁךְ, etc. ; ] ; (a) a bringing forth, birth; (b) offspring. Metaphorical, of the produce of money lent out, interest, usury (cf. Merch. of Venice, I, iii, "a breed of barren metal "): Mat.25:27, Luk.19:23 (Soph., Plat., al.).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

τόκος, ὁ, ; (τίκτω) childbirth, parturition, of women, []; of animals, [] ; b the time of parturition, ὁ τ. τῆς γυναικός []; period of gestation, ἐνιαύσιος ὁ τ. [] ; c ἡ φύσις τοῦ παιδίου τοῦ ἐν τόκῳ in the foetal stage, []; II offspring, of men or animals, πάντων Ἀργείων ἐρέων γενεήν τε τόκον τε []; of an eagle, ἐλθὼν ἐξ ὄρεος, ὅθι οἱ γενεή τε τόκος τε []; Οἰδίπον τ. his son, [] (but also, daughter, θεὰ γεγῶσα καὶ θεοῦ πατρὸς τ. []; fry of fish, []; litter of pigs, πασῶν τῶν συῶν ἀπὸ τόκου …

Where it's used 2 times

Matthew 25:27 · Luke 19:23

Source: TBESG G5110; TFLSJ G5110

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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