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Smith’s Bible Dictionary · 1884

Farthing

Two names of coins in the New Testament are rendered in the Authorized Version by this word:

Quadrans, (Matthew 5:26; Mark 12:42) a coin current in the time of our Lord, equivalent to three-eights of a cent; The assarion, equal to one cent and a half, (Matthew 10:29; Luke 12:6)

Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith, revised and edited by F. N. and M. A. Peloubet (1884). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: words our source left outside its paragraphs put back in them.