δίδραχμος
didrachmostwo-drachmaHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter2 occurrences1 book1 verse
Definition
δίδραχμος, -ον
(δίς, δραχμή),
worth two drachmae; τὸ δ. (sc. νόμισμα, coin),
[in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶל (Genesis 23:15, a1.), also for כֶּסֶף: Genesis 20:16, Deuteronomy 22:29 ;]
a double drachma, nearly equal to the Jewish half-shekel, the amount of the Temple tax: Matthew 17:24 (DB, iii, 428).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δίδραχμος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 17:24δίδραχμα · two-drachma [tax]; δίδραχμα · two drachmasAfter they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”