What does δανείζω (daneízō) mean in the Bible?
δανείζω (daneízō) is a Greek word meaning "to loan on interest; reflexively, to borrow".
Greek · G1155
δανείζω
To loan on interest; reflexively, to borrow
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δανείζω G1155
Pronunciation daneízō
What does δανείζω (daneízō) mean in the Bible?
δανείζω (daneízō) is a Greek word meaning "to loan on interest; reflexively, to borrow".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1155?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include lend (1), lend [to them] (1), to borrow (1), you lend [to those] (1).
Where does δανείζω (daneízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It lend 1× Luke 6:34
lend [to them] 1× Luke 6:35
to borrow 1× Matthew 5:42
you lend [to those] 1× Luke 6:34
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:42 δανίσασθαι to to borrow Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Luke 6:34 δανίσητε to you lend [to those] Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural Luke 6:34 δανίζουσιν to lend Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 6:35 δανίζετε to lend [to them] Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:42
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 3
Source forms
δανίζετε 1x danizete Luke 6:35
δανίζουσιν 1x danizousin Luke 6:34
δανίσασθαι 1x danisasthai Matthew 5:42
δανίσητε 1x danisēte Luke 6:34
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x Matthew 5:42
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:34
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:35
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to loan on interest; reflexively, to borrow
Strong's G1155
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 4 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to loan on interest; reflexively, to borrow
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:42 Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
δανείσασθαι daneisasqai
I lend, borrow
Read verse Luke 6:34 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Subjunctive
δανείζητε daneizhte
I lend, borrow
Read verse Luke 6:34 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
δανείζουσιν, daneizousin
I lend, borrow
Read verse Luke 6:35 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
δανείζετε, daneizete
I lend, borrow
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Middle, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Middle Matt 5:42 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Luke 6:34 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Luke 6:34 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Luke 6:35 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 2
Voice
active 3 middle 1
Mood
subjunctive 1 indicative 1 imperative 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δανείζω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain