δηνάριονdēnárion
a denarius (or ten asses)
Greek (New Testament) · G1220
Meanings
the Lat. denarius, a Roman coin, nearly equal to the δραχμή, see that word: Matthew 18:28, Matthew 20:2, Matthew 20:9, Matthew 20:13, Matthew 22:19, Mark 6:37, Mark 12:15, Mark 14:5, Luke 7:41, Luke 10:35, Luke 20:24, John 6:7, John 12:5, Revelation 6:6; τὸ ἀνὰ δ., Matthew 20:10.
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 18:28 “But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.
- Matthew 20:2 He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work.
- Matthew 20:9 When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage.
- Matthew 20:10 When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage.
- Matthew 20:13 “He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage?
- Matthew 22:19 Here, show me the coin used for the tax.” When they handed him a Roman coin,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.