- Original: δάνειον - Transliteration: Daneion - Phonetic: dan'-i-on - Definition: 1. a loan - Origin: from danos (a gift) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: From δάνος danos (a gift); probably akin to the base of G1325 ; a loan: - debt.