Farthing

(1.) Matt. 10:29; Luke 12:6. Greek assarion, i.e., a small as, which was a Roman coin equal to a tenth of a denarius or drachma, nearly equal to a halfpenny of our money. (2.) Matt. 5:26; Mark 12:42 (Gr. kodrantes), the quadrant, the fourth of an as, equal to two lepta, mites. The lepton (mite) was the very smallest copper coin.

Two names of coins in the New Testament are rendered in the Authorized Version by this word:

FAR'THING. Two Greek words are translated " farthing" in the N.T.:(1) the kodrantes, worth about three eighths of a cent; (2) the assarion, A Farthing worth about a cent and a half. See Money.

FAR'THING. Two Greek words are translated " farthing" in the N.T.:(1) the kodrantes, worth about three eighths of a cent; (2) the assarion, A Farthing worth about a cent and a half. See Money.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.

2. A very small quantity or value. [Obs.] In her cup was no farthing seen of grease. Chaucer.

3. A division of hand. [Obs.] Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee. R. Carew.