Creditor

King James Dictionary

CREDITOR, n. L. See Creed.

1. A person to whom a sum of money or other thing is due, by obligation, promise or in law properly, one who gives credit in commerce but in a general sense, one who has a just claim for money correlative to debtor. In a figurative sense, one who has a just claim to services.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

2. One who believes. Not used.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): (n.) One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; - correlative to debtor.

(2): (n.) One who credits, believes, or trusts.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Creditor. See Loan .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Creditor . See Debt.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kred´i -tẽr (( a ) נשׁה , nōsheh , participle of נשׁה , nāshāh ̌ :  Exodus 22:24 (English translation: 25);   2 Kings 4:1;  Isaiah 50:1; translated "extortioner,"  Psalm 109:11; "taker of usury,"  Isaiah 24:2 the King James Version; ( b ) מלוה , malweh , participle of לוה , lāwāh ,  Isaiah 24:2 the Revised Version (British and American), the King James Version "lender"; ( c ) בּעל משׁה ידו , ba‛al mashshēh yādhō ̌ : "lord of the loan of his hand,"  Deuteronomy 15:2; (d) δανιστής , danistḗs ̌ :  Luke 7:41 , "creditor" the King James Version, "lender" the Revised Version (British and American); compare further danistós , Sirach 29:28, "lender" the King James Version, "money-lender" the Revised Version (British and American)): In the ideal social system of the Old Testament, debts are incurred only because of poverty, and the law protected the poor debtor from his creditor, who in  Exodus 22:25 is forbidden to demand interest, and in   Deuteronomy 15:2 to exact payment in view of the nearness of the year of release.   2 Kings 4:1 shows that the actual practice was not so considerate, and in consequence the creditor fell into bad repute. In   Psalm 109:11 he is the extortioner; in   Proverbs 29:13 the oppressor is evidently the creditor, though a different word is used; compare also   Proverbs 22:7 . In Sirach 29:28 the importunity of the creditor is one of the hardships of the poor man of understanding. The actual practice of the Jews may be gathered from  Nehemiah 5:1;  Jeremiah 34:8; and Sirach 29:1-11. See also Debt .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(נוֹשֶׁה, Nosheh , a lender,  2 Kings 4:1;  Isaiah 1:1; elsewhere "extortioner," "usurer," etc.; מִשֶּׁה, Mashsheh , debt,  Deuteronomy 15:2; δανειστής, a lender,  Luke 7:41). (See Debt); (See Loan).