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).
