GREEK · G4715
στατήρ
statēr — coin
στατήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ [in Aq., Sm., for מִשְׁקָל ;] a stater; (a) a weight; (b) a coin (used by late writers of the Greek τετράδραχμον): Mat.17:27 26:16, WH, mg.† (AS)
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Stater
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Greek word rendered “piece of money” (Matt. 17:27, A.V.; and “shekel” in R.V.). It was equal to two didrachmas (“tribute money,” 17:24), or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d. of our money. (See SHEKEL.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.