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Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) 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.

(2.) 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.

Noah Webster's Dictionary

1. (n.) The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.

2. (n.) A very small quantity or value.

3. (n.) A division of land.

Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia

FARTHING

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 Matthew 5:26 and Mark 12:42, while assarion, which occurs in Matthew 10:29 and Luke 12:6, is rendered "penny" by the American Standard Revised Version.

Multi-Version Concordance

Farthing (5 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. (KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. (KJV BBE DBY WBS)

Mark 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. (KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Luke 12:59 Never, I tell you, will you get free till you have paid the last farthing." (WEY BBE)

Luke 21:2 He also saw a poor widow dropping in two farthings, (Root in WEY BBE)




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