ΔΡΑΧΜΗΝ, δραχμην
DRACHMĒN, drachmēn
Sounds Like: drakh-MEN
Translations: drachma, a drachma, coin, a coin
From the root: ΔΡΑΧΜΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a drachma, which was a silver coin and a unit of currency in ancient Greece. It was commonly used for wages or as a measure of value, similar to how a dollar or euro is used today. For example, one might be paid a drachma for a day's work.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1406 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 15:9
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 44:224
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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