Penny
κοδράντηςStrong’s G2835kodrantēs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kodrantēs is the Greek word usually translated “kodranten” and “kodrantes”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”
Meaning
Usually translated “kodranten” and “kodrantes”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- kodranten 1
- a kodrantes 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
κοδράντης kodrantēs · penny
κοδράντης, -ου, ὁ (Lat. quadrans, the fourth part of an as), a quadrans (AV, farthing): Mat.5:26, Mrk.12:42.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “penny” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PEN'NY, noun
plural pennies or pence. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value.
- An ancient English silver coin; but now an imaginary money of account, twelve of which are equal to a shilling.
- In ancient English statutes, any or all silver money.
- Proverbially, a small sum.
- Money in general.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.