- Original: τόκος - Transliteration: Tokos - Phonetic: tok'-os - Definition: 1. birth a. the act of bringing forth b. that which has been brought forth, offspring 2. interest of money, usury (because it multiplies money, and as it were breeds) - Origin: from the base of G5088 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From the base of G5088 ; interest on money loaned (as a produce): - usury.