δίδραχμον
didrachmon · double drachma
Greek word · Strong’s number G1323 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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didrachmon (δίδραχμον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “double drachma”.
The double drachma: the yearly tax each Jew paid for the temple.
How to say it
di·drach·mon
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
In today's measures
about two days' wages approximate
Every Jew's yearly tax for the temple: the half shekel of Exodus 30:13.
Its senses in the Bible
- The yearly levy each Jew paid for the temple.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 17:24
Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”
And 1 more times.