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The meaning of Mite in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)contraction of minute, from the Latin minutum, the translation of the Greek word lepton, the very smallest bronze of copper coin (Luke 12:59; 21:2). Two mites made one quadrans, i.e., the fourth part of a Roman as, which was in value nearly a halfpenny. (See FARTHING .)
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Mite {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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