δραχμή

Dictionary

δραχμή, ῆς, ἡ

Greek transliteration

drachmē

Simplified transliteration

drachme

Strong's number

1406

GK Number

1534

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-1b

Gloss

silver coin, drachma

Definition

a drachma, an Attic silver coin of nearly the same value as the Roman denarius, Lk. 15:8, 9*

Luke 15:8	“Or what woman, who has ten silver (drachmas \| δραχμάς \| acc pl fem) coins, should she lose one coin (drachmēn \| δραχμήν \| acc sg fem), would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search diligently until she finds it?
Luke 15:9	And when she finds it, would she not call together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin (drachmēn \| δραχμήν \| acc sg fem) that I had lost’?

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