Bible Dictionaries
Farthing

Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Matthew 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.

  • Matthew 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.

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Farthing'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​f/farthing.html. 1897.
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