King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1406
Transliteration: drachmē
Phonetic Spelling: (drakh-may')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: as much as one can hold in the hand, a drachma (a Greek coin made of silver)
Meaning: as much as one can hold in the hand, a drachma (a Greek coin made of silver)
δραχμή, δραχμης, ἡ (δράσσομαι (hence, properly, a grip, a handful)) (from Herodotus down), a drachma, a silver coin of (nearly) the same weight as the Roman denarius (see δηνάριον): Luke 15:8f.
Word Summary
drachmē: as much as one can hold in the hand, a drachma (a Greek coin made of silver)
Original Word: δραχμήTransliteration: drachmē
Phonetic Spelling: (drakh-may')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: as much as one can hold in the hand, a drachma (a Greek coin made of silver)
Meaning: as much as one can hold in the hand, a drachma (a Greek coin made of silver)
Strong's Concordance
piece of silver, drachmaFrom drassomai; a drachma or (silver) coin (as handled) -- piece (of silver).
see GREEK drassomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1406: δραχμήδραχμή, δραχμης, ἡ (δράσσομαι (hence, properly, a grip, a handful)) (from Herodotus down), a drachma, a silver coin of (nearly) the same weight as the Roman denarius (see δηνάριον): Luke 15:8f.