Word Study · Strong's G1220 · Greek
δηνάριον
denarion
day-nar'-ee-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: dēnárion
“a denarius (or ten asses)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a denarius (or ten asses)
Rendered in the KJV as
pence, penny(-worth).
- 16occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- δηναρίων4
- δηναρίου3
- δηνάρια2
- δηνάριον2
- δηνάριον.2
- δηνάρια,1
- δηνάριον·1
- δηναρίου,1
How it is rendered · 8
- denarii5
- a denarius3
- a denarius.2
- for a denarius2
- a denarius;1
- denarii worth1
- denarii,1
- for a denarius,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASN · 5
- N-GPN · 4
- N-GSN · 4
- N-APN · 3
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew6 occurrences
- Matthew 18:28δηνάρια,dēnarianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralBut when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’here: denarii,
- Matthew 20:2δηναρίουdēnariounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularHe agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.here: a denarius
- Matthew 20:9δηνάριον.dēnarionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThe workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.here: a denarius.
- Matthew 20:10δηνάριονdēnarionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularSo when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.here: a denarius
- Matthew 20:13δηναρίουdēnariounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularBut he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?here: for a denarius
- Matthew 22:19δηνάριον.dēnarionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularShow Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.here: a denarius.
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 6:37δηναρίωνdēnariōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralBut Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”here: denarii
- Mark 12:15δηνάριονdēnarionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBut Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”here: a denarius
- Mark 14:5δηναρίωνdēnariōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralIt could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.here: denarii
Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 7:41δηνάριαdēnarianoun · accusative (object) · neuter plural“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.here: denarii
- Luke 10:35δηνάριαdēnarianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralThe next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’here: denarii
- Luke 20:24δηνάριον·dēnarionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singular“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.here: a denarius;
John2 occurrences
- John 6:7δηναρίωνdēnariōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralPhilip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”here: denarii worth
- John 12:5δηναρίωνdēnariōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”here: denarii
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 6:6δηναρίουdēnariounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”here: for a denarius
- Revelation 6:6δηναρίου,dēnariounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”here: for a denarius,