δηνάριον
dēnarion
denarius
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word δηνάριον (dēnarion) is a term that refers to a specific unit of currency, equivalent to a denarius. This coin was a standard unit of exchange in the ancient Roman Empire, likely equivalent to a day's wages for a laborer. The word δηνάριον appears 16 times in the Bible, primarily in the New Testament. Its usage is largely financial, often referring to the cost of goods or services, such as the price of a room or the amount paid to a servant. This suggests that the concept of economic value and exchange was an important aspect of everyday life in the ancient world. The significance of δηνάριον lies in its representation of the economic realities of the time. The fact that the word is used in various contexts, from the cost of a meal to the payment of taxes, highlights the importance of financial transactions in the lives of ancient people.
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Occurrences in Scripture
16 total occurrences across the text
“But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
Matthew 20:2When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew 20:9“When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
Matthew 20:10When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
Matthew 20:13“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?
Matthew 22:19Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.
Mark 6:37But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?”
Mark 12:15Shall we give, or shall we not give?” But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.”
Mark 14:5For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.
Luke 7:41“A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Luke 10:35On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, ‘Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.’
Luke 20:24Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
John 6:7Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may receive a little.”
John 12:5“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?”
Revelation 6:6I heard a voice in the middle of the four living creatures saying, “A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don’t damage the oil and the wine!”
Revelation 6:6I heard a voice in the middle of the four living creatures saying, “A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don’t damage the oil and the wine!”