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The meaning of Farthing in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
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. 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.
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Farthing {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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