Extortion
Bible Usage:
- extortion used twice.
- extortioner used 3 times.
- extortioners used 3 times.
- First Reference: Ezekiel 22:12
- Last Reference: Matthew 23:25
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
General references
Psalms 109:11; Isaiah 16:4; Ezekiel 22:12; Micah 3:2-3; Matthew 23:25; Luke 18:11; 1 Corinthians 5:10-11; 1 Corinthians 6:10
Usury
Instances of:
Jacob in demanding Esau's birthright for a mess of pottage
Genesis 25:31
Pharaoh in exacting of the Egyptian lands and persons, for corn
Genesis 47:13-26
EXTOR'TION, noun The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting any thing from a person by force, duress, menaces, authority, or by any undue exercise of power; illegal exaction; illegal compulsion to pay money, or to do some other act. extortion is an offense punishable at common law.
1. Force or illegal compulsion by which any thing is taken from a person.
EXTOR'TIONER, noun One who practices extortion.
Extortioners shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:10.