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Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) Matthew 10:29; Luke 12:6. Greek assarion, i.e., a small as, which was a Roman coin equal to a tenth of a denarius or drachma, nearly equal to a halfpenny of our money.

(2.) Matthew 5:26; Mark 12:42 (Gr. kodrantes), the quadrant, the fourth of an as, equal to two lepta, mites. The lepton (mite) was the very smallest copper coin.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.

2. (n.) A very small quantity or value.

3. (n.) A division of land.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

FARTHING

far'-thing: The rendering of two words in the Greek of the New Testament, assarion, and kodrantes, Latin quadrans. The assarion was the tenth part of the denarius, and hence in value about one penny or two centuries The quadrans was the fourth part of the Roman as, and worth only about three mills, or less than the English farthing, and is the only term rendered farthing by the American Standard Revised Version. It occurs in Matthew 5:26 and Mark 12:42, while assarion, which occurs in Matthew 10:29 and Luke 12:6, is rendered "penny" by the American Standard Revised Version.

Greek

787. assarion -- an assarion, a farthing (one tenth of a drachma)
... an assarion, a farthing (one tenth of a drachma). Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: assarion Phonetic Spelling: (as-sar'-ee-on) Short Definition: a ...
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2835. kodrantes -- quadrans, one-fourth of an as (a Roman monetary ...
... monetary unit) NASB Word Usage cent (2). farthing. Of Latin origin; a quadrans,
ie The fourth part of an as -- farthing. (kodranten) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Library

The Last Farthing.
... THE LAST FARTHING. 'Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.'"Matthew 5:26. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/unspoken sermons/the last farthing.htm

Justification by Grace
... When Christ redeemed his people, he did it thoroughly; he did not leave a single
debt unpaid, nor yet one farthing for them to settle afterwards. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/justification by grace.htm

Chapter xi.
... Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid
the uttermost farthing." I understand who the judge is: "For the Father ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter xi.htm

Agree with Thine Adversary
... into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence,
till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.". This parable ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xxvii agree with thine.htm

Worry Versus Peace
... Matthew records how, on one occasion, Jesus said, 'Are not two sparrows sold
for a farthing? ... Two for a farthing; five for a halfpenny. ...
/.../howard/standards of life and service/xix worry versus peace.htm

I am Sending You as Lambs among Wolves: be Ye Now Wise as Serpents ...
... Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing in a bond? ... ms., like the Brit. Mus. text
of Ibn-at-Tayyib's Commentary, omits for a farthing, retaining in a bond. ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section xiii i am sending.htm

The Sermon on the Mount.
... unless he now becomes reconciled to his brother.] 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou
shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xlii the sermon on the 4.htm

So Likewise Ye, when Ye Shall have done all those Things
... not help; therefore, faith also does not help." We must give the uncultured men
a homely illustration: It does not follow that because a half-farthing does not ...
/.../melanchthon/the apology of the augsburg confession/part 10 so likewise ye.htm

The Little Match Girl
... of them in her hand. No one had bought anything of her all day, and no one
had given her a farthing. Shivering with cold and hunger ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the little match girl.htm

The Widow's Mite
... that were rich cast in much. And there came a poor widow, and she cast in
two mites, which make a farthing. And He called unto Him ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 12 41-44 the widows mite.htm

Thesaurus

Farthing (5 Occurrences)
...FARTHING. far'-thing: The rendering of two words in the Greek of the New Testament,
assarion, and kodrantes, Latin quadrans. ...Farthing (5 Occurrences). ...
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Mite (1 Occurrence)
... (see FARTHING.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ... See Acarina. 2. (n.) A small coin formerly
circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. ...
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Payment (168 Occurrences)
... Payment (168 Occurrences). Matthew 5:26 Truly I say to you, You will not come out
from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing. (BBE). ...
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Farthest (33 Occurrences)

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Quadrans (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A fourth part of the coin called an as. See As.
2. (n.) The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See Cur. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Verily (146 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). Matthew 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means
come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. ...
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Uttermost (48 Occurrences)
... Uttermost (48 Occurrences). Matthew 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no
means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. (KJV WBS). ...
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Farthings (3 Occurrences)

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Forth (1639 Occurrences)
... (ASV YLT). Matthew 5:26 verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth
thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing. (YLT). ...
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Threw (133 Occurrences)
... sums. (WEY NIV). Mark 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she
threw in two mites, which make a farthing. (KJV WBS). Mark ...
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Bible Concordance

Farthing (5 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
(KJV BBE DBY WBS)

Mark 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Luke 12:59 Never, I tell you, will you get free till you have paid the last farthing."
(WEY BBE)

Luke 21:2 He also saw a poor widow dropping in two farthings,
(Root in WEY BBE)

Subtopics

Farthing

Farthing: And Kodrantes, Worth, in American Money, About Two-Fifths of a Cent

Farthing: Assarion, a Roman Coin Worth, in American Money, Only a Few Cents

Related Terms

Mite (1 Occurrence)

Payment (168 Occurrences)

Farthest (33 Occurrences)