Definition
δραχμή, -ῆς, ἡ
(δράσσομαι), [in LXX: in Hex. for in בֶּקַע, שֶׁקֶל Ezra for אֲדַרְכֹּן, דַּרְכְּמוֹן ;]
a drachma, nearly equal to the Roman denarius (see: δηνόριον): Luke 15:8-9 (DCG, ii, 200).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δραχμή:
- בֶּ֫קַעbe.qa“bekah”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Luke 15:8δραχμὰς · silver coins; δραχμὴν · [of them]Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
- Luke 15:9δραχμὴν · coinAnd when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’