Gloss
assarion (coin worth one-sixteenth of a day's wage)
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀσσάριον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration
assarion
Simplified transliteration
assarion
Numbers
Strong's number
787
GK Number
837
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2c
Definition
dimin. of the Latin, as, a Roman brass coin with the value of one-tenth of a denarius, or δραχμή, used to convey the idea of a trifle or very small sum, Mt. 10:29; Lk. 12:6*
Greek-English Concordance for ἀσσάριον
| Matthew 10:29 | Are not two sparrows sold for a penny (assariou | ἀσσαρίου | gen sg neut)? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. |
| Luke 12:6 | “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies (assariōn | ἀσσαρίων | gen pl neut)? And not one of them is forgotten before God. |
