Greek · G1417, G1220 · unreviewed

δύο δηνάρια

"Two" · a denarius (or ten asses)

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δύο G1417 "two"

Pronunciation dýo

Commonly used in distributive sense (two by two, two apiece) emphasizing paired division or grouping.

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δηνάριον G1220 a denarius (or ten asses)

Pronunciation dēnárion

Roman coin representing a day's typical wage for a laborer, used to illustrate economic value.

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What does δύο δηνάρια (duo dēnaria) mean in the Bible?

δύο · δηνάριον is a Greek word meaning "two denarii, two silver day-wage coins".

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Meaning

two denarii, two silver day-wage coins

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 8:28 · Matt 9:27 · Matt 18:19 · Matt 18:20 · Matt 19:5 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 20:21 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 24:40 · Matt 26:60 · Matt 27:38 · Mark 10:8 · Luke 7:41 · Luke 9:13 · Luke 9:30 · Luke 10:17 33×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 24:41 · Luke 17:35 · Luke 22:38 · Gal 4:24 · Rev 9:12 · Rev 11:4 · Rev 12:14 8×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 10:29 1×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 18:16 · Matt 20:24 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 27:21 · John 1:40 · John 8:17 · Acts 1:24 · Acts 12:6 · 2 Cor 13:1 · 1 Tim 5:19 10×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Luke 12:6 · Phil 1:23 · Heb 6:18 3×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 6:24 · Mark 16:12 · Luke 12:52 · Luke 16:13 · Heb 10:28 · Rev 11:3 6×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 22:40 · Acts 12:6 · Acts 21:33 3×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:18 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 10:10 · Matt 14:17 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 18:16 · Matt 21:1 · Matt 26:37 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 6:9 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 9:45 · Mark 9:47 46×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 5:41 · Matt 21:28 · Matt 25:15 · Matt 25:17 · Matt 25:22 · Matt 27:51 · Mark 12:42 · Mark 15:38 · Luke 5:2 · Luke 10:35 · Luke 21:2 · John 6:9 · Acts 19:10 · Rev 13:11 17×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 18:8 · Matt 26:2 · Mark 9:43 · Mark 14:1 · John 4:40 · John 4:43 · John 11:6 · Acts 19:34 8×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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