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<div> '''1: ἐπίβλημα ''' (Strong'S #1915 — Noun Neuter — epiblema — ep-ib'-lay-mah ) </div> <p> primariy denotes "that which is thrown over, a cover" (epi, "over," ballo, "to throw"); then, "that which is put on, or sewed on, to cover a rent, a patch," &nbsp;Matthew 9:16; &nbsp;Mark 2:21; in the next sentence, RV, "that which should fill" (AV, "the new piece that filled"), there is no word representing "piece" (lit., "the filling," pleroma); see [[Fill]] , B: &nbsp;Luke 5:36 . </p> <div> '''2: δραχμή ''' (Strong'S #1406 — Noun [[Feminine]] — drachme — drakh-may' ) </div> <p> a drachma, firstly, "an Attic weight," as much as one can hold in the hand (connected with drassomai, "to grasp with the hand, lay hold of," &nbsp;1 Corinthians 3:19 ), then, "a coin," nearly equal to the Roman denarius (see PENNY), is translated "pieces of silver" in &nbsp;Luke 15:8,1 st part; "piece," 2nd part and &nbsp;Luke 15:9 . </p> <div> '''3: μέρος ''' (Strong'S #3313 — Noun Neuter — meros — mer'-os ) </div> <p> "a part," is translated "a piece (of a broiled fish)" in &nbsp;Luke 24:42 . See [[Behalf]] , Part. </p> <div> '''4: κλάσμα ''' (Strong'S #2801 — Noun Neuter — klasma — klas'-mah ) </div> <p> "a broken piece" (from klao, "to break") is used of the broken pieces from the feeding of the multitudes, RV, "broken pieces," AV, "fragments," &nbsp;Matthew 14:20; &nbsp;Mark 6:43; &nbsp;8:19,20; &nbsp;Luke 9:17; &nbsp;John 6:12,13; in &nbsp;Matthew 15:37; &nbsp;Mark 8:8 , RV, "broken pieces" (AV, "broken meat"). </p> <div> '''5: ἀργύριον ''' (Strong'S #694 — Noun Neuter — argurion — ar-goo'-ree-on ) </div> <p> which frequently denotes "money," also represents "a silver coin," of the value of a shekel or tetradrachmon (four times the drachme, see No. 2); it is used in the plural in &nbsp;Matthew 26:15; &nbsp;27:3-9 . In &nbsp;Acts 19:19 , "fifty thousand of silver" is, lit., "fifty thousand of silver" (probably drachmas). See [[Money]] , Silver. </p> &nbsp;Acts 27:44&nbsp;Matthew 21:44&nbsp;Mark 5:4[[Break]]&nbsp;Luke 14:18&nbsp;Matthew 17:27

<p> PIECE, n. Heb. to cut off or clip. </p> 1. A fragment or part of any thing separated from the whole, in any manner, by cutting, splitting, breaking or tearing as, to cut in pieces, break in pieces, tear in pieces, pull in pieces, &c. a piece of a rock a piece of paper. 2. A part of any thing, though not separated, or separated only in idea not the whole a portion as a piece of excellent knowledge. 3. A distinct part or quantity a part considered by itself, or separated from the rest only by a boundary or divisional line as a piece of land in the meadow or on the mountain. 4. A separate part a thing or portion distinct from others of a like kind as a piece of timber a piece of cloth a piece of paper hangings. 5. A composition, essay or writing of no great length as a piece of poetry or prose a piece of music. 6. A separate performance a distinct portion of labor as a piece of work. 7. A picture or painting. <p> If unnatural, the finest colors are but daubing,and the piece is a beautiful monster at the best. </p> 8. A coin as a piece of eight. 9. A gun or single part of ordnance. We apply the word to a cannon, a mortar, or a musket. Large guns are called battering pieces smaller guns are called field pieces. 10. In heraldry, an ordinary or charge. The fess, the bend, the pale, the bar, the cross, the saltier, the chevron are called honorable pieces. 11. In ridicule or contempt. A piece of a lawyer is a smatterer. 12. A castle a building. Not in use. <p> A-piece, to each as, he paid the men a dollar a-piece. </p> <p> Of a piece, like of the same sort, as if taken from the same whole. They seemed all of a piece. Sometimes followed by with. </p> <p> The poet must be of a piece with the spectators to gain reputation. </p> <p> PIECE, To enlarge or mend by the addition of a piece to patch as, to piece a garment to piece the time. </p> <p> To piece out, to extend or enlarge by addition of a piece or pieces. </p> <p> PIECE, To unite by coalescence of parts to be compacted, as parts into a whole. </p>

<p> <strong> [[Piece]] </strong> . <em> Piece </em> is used in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] for (1) a measure equal to a firkin ( 1Es 8:20 ‘an hundred pieces of wine’); (2) an instrument of war ( 1Ma 6:51 ‘pieces to cast darts, and slings’). </p>