τόκος

tokos

interest

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Strong’s G5110Noun, masculine2 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Matthew1

Luke1

Translated as

interest2

In the text

Matthew 25:27τόκῳ
Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.
Luke 19:23τόκῳ
Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’

Abbott-Smith

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)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.