Luke 19:23
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?”
πράσσω
to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from G4160 (ποιέω), which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)
τράπεζα
bank,
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τράπεζα
a table or stool (as being four-legged), usually for food (figuratively, a meal); also a counter for money (figuratively, a broker's office for loans at interest)
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δίδωμι
did you give
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ἔρχομαι
having come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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τίς
why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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τόκος
interest
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τόκος
interest on money loaned (as a produce)
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