Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, April 6th, 2025
the Fifth Sunday of Lent
the Fifth Sunday of Lent
There are 14 days til Easter!
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
Bible Encyclopedias
Anatocism
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Search for
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
(from ἀνά, upon, and τόκος, usury), a term applied to usurious contracts of such a nature that they bound the borrowers to pay interest upon the interest, or compound interest. Such contracts were condemned both by the canon and the civil law.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Anatocism'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/anatocism.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Anatocism'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/anatocism.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.