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== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55661" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55661" /> == | ||
<p> <b> | <p> <b> [[Didrachm]] </b> —See Money. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_110545" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_110545" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37601" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37601" /> == | ||
<p> (Greek | <p> (Greek '''''Δίδραχμον''''' , Lat. [[Didrachma]] '''''—''''' double drachma, "[[Tribute]] ," Matthew 17:24), a silver coin equal to two Attic drachmae, and also to the [[Jewish]] half shekel (Joseph. ''Ant. 3,'' 8, 2). It was therefore equivalent to about Isaiah 4 d. sterling, or 30 cents. (See [[Dram]]); (See [[Stater]]). </p> <p> By the law every Jew was required to pay half a shekel to the [[Temple]] ( Exodus 30:13 sq.), and this amount is represented by the didrachma in Matthew 17:24, where it is used for the "tribute-money" demanded of Christ (compare Josephus, Ant. 18:9, 1). The [[Septuagint]] everywhere renders the "shekel" of the Old [[Testament]] by didrachma; but a the Attic drachma was equal to only half a shekel, it seems from this probable that the drachma of [[Alexandria]] was equal to two Attic drachmae, or one of Egina. See Frentz, De didrachmis a Christo solutis (Vitebh 1737); Schmidt, id. (Argent. 1701; Lips. 1757; also in his Dispp. p. 796-863); Leisner, Illustratio loci Matthew (Fridericopol. 1794); Paulus, Erwerbungsmittel des Stater (in his Theol. Journ. 1795, p. 859-73, 931-45). (See Tribute). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 15 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [1]
Didrachm —See Money.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(n.) Alt. of Didrachma
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
(Greek Δίδραχμον , Lat. Didrachma — double drachma, "Tribute ," Matthew 17:24), a silver coin equal to two Attic drachmae, and also to the Jewish half shekel (Joseph. Ant. 3, 8, 2). It was therefore equivalent to about Isaiah 4 d. sterling, or 30 cents. (See Dram); (See Stater).
By the law every Jew was required to pay half a shekel to the Temple ( Exodus 30:13 sq.), and this amount is represented by the didrachma in Matthew 17:24, where it is used for the "tribute-money" demanded of Christ (compare Josephus, Ant. 18:9, 1). The Septuagint everywhere renders the "shekel" of the Old Testament by didrachma; but a the Attic drachma was equal to only half a shekel, it seems from this probable that the drachma of Alexandria was equal to two Attic drachmae, or one of Egina. See Frentz, De didrachmis a Christo solutis (Vitebh 1737); Schmidt, id. (Argent. 1701; Lips. 1757; also in his Dispp. p. 796-863); Leisner, Illustratio loci Matthew (Fridericopol. 1794); Paulus, Erwerbungsmittel des Stater (in his Theol. Journ. 1795, p. 859-73, 931-45). (See Tribute).
