Exchanger

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Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]

τραπεζίτης. Public banker who pays interest on money deposited and loans it out again at a profit.  Matthew 25:27 . A kindred word is translated 'bank' in  Luke 19:23 .

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(n.) One who exchanges; one who practices exchange.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]

Exchanger . See Money-Changer.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]

(τραπεζίτης, so called from the Table used for holding; the coin (See Changer Of Money) ), a broker or banker (i.e., bench-man) (See Bank), one who exchanged money, and also received money on deposit at interest, in order to loan it out to others at a higher rate ( Matthew 25:27). (See Smith's Dict. of Class. Ant. s.v. Mensarii.) (See Money- Changer); (See Loan).

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