Gloss
four-drachma coin, stater (four days' wages)
Forms of the word
Dictionary
στατήρ, ῆρος, ὁ
Greek transliteration
statēr
Simplified transliteration
stater
Numbers
Strong's number
4715
GK Number
5088
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3f(2a)
Definition
pr. a weight; a stater, an Attic silver coin, equal in value to the Jewish shekel, or to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, Mt. 17:27*
Greek-English Concordance for στατήρ
| Matthew 17:27 | But lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin (statēra | στατῆρα | acc sg masc); take it and give it to them for the two of us.” |
