Topic
Farthing
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Matthew 5:26Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave And kodrantes, worth, in American money, about two-fifths of a cent; in English money, less than a farthing
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
- Matthew 10:29Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave (This word is used to translate two different words in the Greek text) — Assarion, a Roman coin worth, in American money, only a few cents; in English money, about three farthings
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
- Mark 12:42Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave And kodrantes, worth, in American money, about two-fifths of a cent; in English money, less than a farthing
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
- Luke 12:6Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave (This word is used to translate two different words in the Greek text) — Assarion, a Roman coin worth, in American money, only a few cents; in English money, about three farthings
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
(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.
(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.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- 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)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
far'-thing: The rendering of two words in the Greek of the New Testament, assarion, and kodrantes, Latin quadrans. The assarion was the tenth part of the denarius, and hence in value about one penny or two centuries The quadrans was the fourth part of the Roman as, and worth only about three mills, or less than the English farthing, and is the only term rendered farthing by the American Standard Revised Version. It occurs in Mt 5:26 and Mr 12:42, while assarion, which occurs in Mt 10:29 and Lu 12:6, is rendered "penny" by the American Standard Revised Version.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.