δραχμήdrachmḗ

a drachma or (silver) coin (as handled)

Greek (New Testament) · G1406

Meanings

a drachma, nearly equal to the Roman denarius (see δηνόριον): Luke 15:8, Luke 15:9.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 15:8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it?
  • Luke 15:9 And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.