What does "Denarius" mean in the Bible?
Denarius, a Roman silver coin nearly equivalent to the Greek drachma, and worth about 15 cents; translated in Roman Denarius. Denarius appears in 8 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Denarius?
DENA'RIUS, a Roman silver coin nearly equivalent to the Greek drachma, and worth about 15 cents; translated in Roman Denarius. (From Eielwi.) the A.V. "penny," which makes the impression of a very small sum; it was really the amount of a day's wages. Matt 20:2; comp. Luke 10:35. "Shilling" would be a much nearer equivalent; but the better way would have been to transfer the Greek term into English (denar), as the evangelists retained the Latin term in the Greek. See Penny.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Denarius?
Greek · G1220
δηνάριον
dēnarion
denarius
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Denarius appear in the Bible?
Denarius is referenced in 8 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Luke 20:24
- Matthew 20:2
- Matthew 20:9
- Matthew 20:10
- Matthew 20:13
- Matthew 22:19
- Mark 12:15
- Revelation 6:6
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Denarius.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Denarius?
Denarius appears in 8 verses across 4 books, most often in Matthew, which accounts for 5 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Denarius?
Matthew, Luke, Mark, Revelation.
Where can I read every verse about Denarius?
This page lists 8 of them. Protos carries all 8, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
