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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G1220 - Pennyworth

Strong's No.:G1220

Greek:δηνάριον

Transliteration:dēnarion

Phonetic:day-nar'-ee-on

Word Origin:Of Latin origin

Bible Usage:pence penny [-worth].

Part of Speech:Noun Neuter

Strongs
Definition:

a denarius (or ten asses)


Thayers
Definition:

denarius = "containing ten"

1. A Roman silver coin in NT time. It took its name from it being equal to ten "asses", a number after 217 B.C. increased to sixteen (about 3.898 grams or .1375 oz.). It was the principal silver coin of the Roman empire. From the parable of the labourers in the vineyard, it would seem that a denarius was then the ordinary pay for a day's wages. (Mt. 20:2-

2.


Bible References:
Pennyworth

Translation
Occurrences:
pence ( 5 )
penny ( 9 )
pennyworth ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.