PENNY
PENNY
The Greek drachma, or Roman denarious, equivalent to about fourteen cents. In reading the Scripture passage in which this word, occurs, we should consider that the real value of money, to purchase labor or commodities, was far greater then that now; and also that even the nominal value of the drachma would be better expressed by “shilling,” or “franc,” than by “penny.” Thus, “two hundred shillings’ worth of bread would not suffice,” Mar 6:37 ; “he took out two francs and gave them to the host,” Luk 10:35 . So in Jer 6:6, “a measure of wheat for a penny” expresses to the English reader the idea of great plenty; whereas the original indicates a distressing scarcity. A drachma in Christ’s time was good wages for a day’s labor in a vineyard, Mat 20:2 .
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Penny
Penny () is mentioned twice in Rev 6:6. The RV_ gives marginal reference to Mat 18:28, where a note states that the coin (which was of silver) was worth about 8d. The American Revisers note renders by shilling, which more nearly represents the actual value. During the reign of Nero the denarius suffered depreciation, and its value was as above stated. In the time of Christ it was worth 9:6 pence, or roughly 9d. (see DCG_, art._ Money). For its purchasing power, with special reference to Rev 6:6, see HDB_, art._ Money, 11. The denarius, or the denarius-drachm, probably underlies the pieces of silver mentioned in Act 19:19 (see EBi_, art._ Stater, with reference to Vulg._). At the higher value the total price of the books burned is about 2000.
W. Cruickshank.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
penny
Coin mentioned in the New Testament. In the time of Christ Roman coins were in circulation in Palestine. This is proved by the story of the tribute money.
And they offered him a penny. And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this? They say to him: Caesar’s. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God, the things that are God’s. (Matthew 22)
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Penny
In the A.V., in several passages of the New Test., penny, either alone or in the compound pennyworth, occurs as the rendering of the Greek , a transfer of the name of the Roman denarius (Mat 18:28; Mat 20:2; Mat 20:9; Mat 20:13; Mat 22:19; Mar 6:37; Mar 12:15; Mar 14:5; Luk 7:41; Luk 10:35; Luk 20:24; Joh 6:7; Joh 12:5; Rev 6:6). It took its name from its being first equal to ten n asses, a number afterwards increased to sixteen. The earliest specimens are of about the commencement of the 2d century B.C. From this time it was the principal silver coin of the commonwealth. It continued to hold the same position under the empire until long after the close of the New-Testament canon. In the time of Augustus eighty-four denarii were struck from the pound of silver, which would make the standard weight about 60 grains. This Nero reduced by striking ninety-six from the pound, which would give a standard weight of about 52 grains, results confirmed by the coins of the periods, which are, however, not exactly true to the standard. The drachm of the Attic talent, which from the reign of Alexander until the Roman domination was the most important Greek standard, had, by gradual reduction, become equal: to the denarius of Augnstus, so that the two coins came to be regarded as identical. Under. the same emperor the Roman coin superseded the Greek, and many of the few cities which yet struck silver money took for it the form and general character of the denarius, and of its half, the quinarius. In Palestine in the New-Test. period, we learn from numismatic evidence, that denarii must have mainly formed the silver currency. It is therefore probable that in the New Test, by ( and , both rendered in the A.V. piece of silver, we are to understand the denarius. SEE DRACHMA.
The of the tribute (Mat 17:24) was probably in the time of our Savior not a current coin, like the mentioned in the same passage (Mat 17:27). SEE MONEY.
From the parable of the laborers in the vineyard it would seem that a denarius was then the ordinary pay for a day’s labor (Mat 20:2; Mat 20:4; Mat 20:7; Mat 20:9-10; Mat 20:13). The term denarius aureus (Pliny 34:17; 37:3) is probably a corrupt designation for the aureus (nunzmus); in the New Test. the denarius proper is always intended. See Smith, Dict. of Class. Antiq. s.v. Denarius. The earlier silver denarii were struck by the authority of distinguished families, and bear portraits and designs illustrative of Roman history; these are called consular denarii. After the time of Julius Caesar they present us with a series almost unbroken of the emperors, together with many of their wives, sons, daughters, and occasionally of their fathers, sisters, and brothers also. The consular denarius bore on one side a head of Rome, and X or a star, to denote the value in asses, and a chariot with either two or four horses; but afterwards the reverse bore the figures of Castor and Pollux, and sometimes a Victory in a chariot of two or four horses. At a later date the busts of different deities were given on the obverse; and these were finally superseded by the heads of the Caesars. The reverses varied, and some of them are very curious. The name continued to be applied to a silver piece as late as the time of the earlier Bvzantines. The states that arose from the ruins of the Roman empire imitated the coinage of the imperial mints, and in general called their principal silver coin the denarius, whence the French name denier and the Italian denaro. The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the only one corresponded to the denarius of the Continent. It continued to be current under the Normans, Plantagenets, and Tudors, though latterly little used. It is called penny, denarius, or denier, which explains the employment of the first word in the A.V. See Arnold. De denario Petri (Alt. 1769); Dorschaeus, Denarius Vespertinus (Rost. 1657). SEE DENARIUS.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Penny
(Gr. denarion), a silver coin of the value of about 7 1/2d. or 8d. of our present money. It is thus rendered in the New Testament, and is more frequently mentioned than any other coin (Matt. 18:28; 20:2, 9, 13; Mark 6:37; 14:5, etc.). It was the daily pay of a Roman soldier in the time of Christ. In the reign of Edward III. an English penny was a labourer’s day’s wages. This was the “tribute money” with reference to which our Lord said, “Whose image and superscription is this?” When they answered, “Caesar’s,” he replied, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s” (Matt. 22:19; Mark 12:15).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Penny
(See DRAM; DRACHMA.) The Greek silver coin, (Latin denarius, from whence the French denier,) bearing the head of the reigning Roman emperor, the date of his tribunitian power or consulate, or the number of times he was saluted emperor (Mat 22:19-21). A labourer’s day’s wages (Mat 20:2; Mat 20:13). The good Samaritan’s gift of twopence for the entertainment of the man at the inn would suffice for two days. In Rev 6:6 “a measure (choenix, two or three pints) of wheat for a penny,” implies comparative scarcity when a man’s whole day’s wages would only buy a day’s provisions, instead of, as ordinarily, buying 16 to 20 measures.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Penny
PENNY.See Money.
Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels
Penny
PENNY.See Money, 6, 7.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Penny
peni (, denarion; Latin denarius (which see)): the American Standard Revised Version (Mat 18:28; Mat 20:2, Mat 20:9, Mat 20:10, Mat 20:13, etc.) renders it by shilling except in Mat 22:19; Mar 12:15 and Luk 20:24, where it retains the original term as it refers to a particular coin. See DENARIUS; MONEY.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Penny
Penny [DRACHMA; DENARIUS]
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Penny
. A common Roman coin. It was the labourer’s wages for a day. Mat 20. Higher sums were reckoned by this coin, as the debt of 500 pence in Luk 7:41. The Lord when answering the Jews said “Show me a penny.” Luk 20:24. It was the chief Roman silver coin. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Penny
About seventeen cents, later fifteen cents
Mat 18:28; Mar 6:37; Mar 14:5; Luk 7:41; Luk 10:35
Roman, bore Caesar’s image
Mat 22:19-21
A day’s wages
Mat 20:2-14
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Penny
Penny. Mat 20:2; Mat 22:19; Luk 20:24. This word in the English version is misleading at the present time. When the translation was first made the English penny was a silver coin. The Greek word is denarion, the Roman denarius, which was a silver coin worth about 16 cents. The penny shown to Christ was a Roman denarius, bearing the likeness and name of Tiberius Csar, who was emperor of Rome at that time. Agreeing “to pay the laborer a denarius a day” shows that 16 cents was then about the value of a day’s labor in Judea.
Fuente: People’s Dictionary of the Bible
Penny
Penny. In the New Testament, “penny,” either alone or in the compound, “pennyworth,” occurs as the rendering of the Roman denarius. Mat 20:2; Mat 22:10; Mar 6:37; Mar 12:15; Luk 20:24; Joh 6:7; Rev 6:6. The denarius was the chief Roman silver coin, and was worth about 15 to 17 cents.
Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary
PENNY
“The Model Penitent
Rebuked his sinful companion
Luk 23:40
Confessed his own sin
Luk 23:41
Declared Christ to be sinless
Luk 23:41
Exhibited wonder faith
Luk 23:42
Confessed Christ, calling him Lord
Luk 23:42
Made a model prayer
Luk 23:42
Received an immediate answer
Luk 23:43