Penny Pence Pennyworth

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Penny Pence Pennyworth [1]

1: δηνάριον (Strong'S #1220 — Noun Neuter — denarion — day-nar'-ee-on )

a Roman coin, a denarius, a little less than the value of the Greek drachme (see Piece), now estimated as amounting to about 9 1/2d. in the time of our Lord, occurs in the singular, e.g.,  Matthew 20:2;  22:19;  Mark 12:15;  Revelation 6:6; in the plural, e.g.,  Matthew 18:28;  Mark 14:5;  Luke 7:41;  10:35;  John 12:5; "pennyworth" in  Mark 6:37;  John 6:7 , lit., "(loaves of two hundred) pence." Considering the actual value, "shilling" would have been a more accurate translation, as proposed by the American translators, retaining "penny" for the as, and "farthing" for the quadrans.

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