Farthing - Biblical Meaning of farthing in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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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. (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. Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'farthing' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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