GreekG1220Noun (Neuter)

δηνάριον

dēnarion

15Occurrences
G1220Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a denarius (or ten asses)

of Latin origin;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
the Lat. denarius, a Roman coin, nearly equal to the δραχμή, which see: τὸ ἀνὰ δ.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

δηνάριον appears 15 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
6
Luke
3
Mark
3
John
2
Revelation
1

Key Passages

John 12:5BSB

“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”

Luke 20:24BSB

“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”“Caesar’s,” they answered.

Matthew 20:2BSB

He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:13BSB

But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?

Mark 14:5BSB

It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.

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