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Farthing
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The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Farthing. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Farthing (1)
#Matt. 10:29; Luke 12:6. Greek assarion, i.e., a small as, which was a Roman coin equal to a tenth of a denarius or drachma, nearly equal to a halfpenny of our money.
Farthing (2)
#Matt. 5:26; Mark 12:42 (Gr. kodrantes), the quadrant, the fourth of an as, equal to two lepta, mites. The lepton (mite) was the very smallest copper coin.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
Two names of coins in the New Testament are rendered in the Authorized Version by this word:
Quadrans, (Matthew 5:26; Mark 12:42) a coin current in the time of our Lord, equivalent to three-eights of a cent; The assarion, equal to one cent and a half, (Matthew 10:29; Luke 12:6)
In the Bible
3
Verses where Farthing is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Mark 12:42
Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
- Matthew 5:26
Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
- Matthew 10:29
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
Scripture on Farthing
4
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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