2835. kodrantés

Strong's Lexicon

kodrantés: Quadrans, Farthing

Original Word: κοδράντης
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: kodrantés
Pronunciation: ko-dran'-tace
Phonetic Spelling: (kod-ran'-tace)
Definition: Quadrans, Farthing
Meaning: a quadrans, the smallest Roman copper coin, a quarter of an as, the sixteenth part of a sesterius.

Word Origin: Derived from the Latin "quadrans," which was a Roman coin.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kodrantés" as it is a Roman coin. However, the concept of small offerings can be related to the Hebrew word "agorah" (Strong's Hebrew 95), which also denotes a small coin.

Usage: The term "kodrantés" refers to a small Roman copper coin, equivalent to one-fourth of an "as," which was a basic unit of Roman currency. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to denote a very small amount of money, emphasizing the insignificance of the sum in monetary terms but often highlighting the significance of the giver's heart or intent.

Cultural and Historical Background: The quadrans was the smallest denomination of Roman currency in circulation during the time of Jesus. It was commonly used for minor transactions and was considered of little value. The use of such a coin in the New Testament underscores the socio-economic conditions of the time, where even the smallest contribution could be significant in the eyes of God, reflecting the giver's devotion and sacrifice.

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2835 kodrántēs – a Roman copper coin, worth 1/A of a denarius; "(Latin, = quadrans), 'a quadrans,' the smallest Roman copper coin, a quarter of an as, the sixteenth part of a sestertius" (Souter). The Latin quadrans was ¼ of an "as, the same as an assarion (787)," i.e. the same as a farthing, equal to two lepta (mites).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Latin origin
Definition
quadrans, one-fourth of an as (a Rom. monetary unit)
NASB Translation
cent (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2835: κοδράντης

κοδράντης, κοδραντου (Buttmann, 17 (16)), ὁ; a Latin word, quadrans (i. e. the fourth part of an as); in the N. T. a coin equal to one half the Attic chalcus or to two λεπτά (see λεπτόν): Mark 12:42; Matthew 5:26. The word is fully discussed by Fischer, De vitiis lexamples N. T., p. 447ff (A. V. farthing; see BB. DD. under the word.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

farthing.

Of Latin origin; a quadrans, i.e. The fourth part of an as -- farthing.

Forms and Transliterations

κοδραντην κοδράντην κοδραντης κοδράντης κοιλάδα κοιλάδας κοιλάδες κοιλάδι κοιλάδος κοιλάδων κοιλάς κοίλην kodranten kodrantēn kodránten kodrántēn kodrantes kodrantēs kodrántes kodrántēs

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 5:26 N-AMS
GRK: τὸν ἔσχατον κοδράντην
NAS: you have paid up the last cent.
KJV: thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
INT: the last kodranten

Mark 12:42 N-NMS
GRK: ὅ ἐστιν κοδράντης
NAS: which amount to a cent.
KJV: mites, which make a farthing.
INT: which is a kodrantes

Strong's Greek 2835
2 Occurrences

κοδράντην — 1 Occ.
κοδράντης — 1 Occ.