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Farthing

Farthing Two names of coins in the New Testament are rendered in the Authorized Version by this word: 1. Quadrans, (Matthew 5:26; Mark 12:42) a coin current in the time of our Lord, equivalent to three-eights...

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Meaning

Farthing Two names of coins in the New Testament are rendered in the Authorized Version by this word:

1. Quadrans, (Matthew 5:26; Mark 12:42) a coin current in the time of our Lord, equivalent to three-eights of a cent;

2. The assarion, equal to one cent and a half, (Matthew 10:29; Luke 12:6)

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