What does δραχμή (drachmḗ) mean in the Bible?
δραχμή (drachmḗ): A Greek silver coin approximately equivalent in value to a Roman denarius, representing modest daily wages.
Greek · G1406
δραχμή
A drachma or (silver) coin (as handled)
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δραχμή G1406
Pronunciation drachmḗ
What does δραχμή (drachmḗ) mean in the Bible?
δραχμή (drachmḗ): A Greek silver coin approximately equivalent in value to a Roman denarius, representing modest daily wages.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1406?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [of them] (1), coin (1), silver coins (1).
Where does δραχμή (drachmḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 15:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [of them] 1× Luke 15:8
coin 1× Luke 15:9
silver coins 1× Luke 15:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 15:8
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Luke 3
Source forms
δραχμὴν 2x drachmēn Luke 15:8, Luke 15:9
δραχμὰς 1x drachmas Luke 15:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Luke 15:8, Luke 15:9
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x Luke 15:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A Greek silver coin approximately equivalent in value to a Roman denarius, representing modest daily wages.
Strong's G1406
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 15:8–10 Source Gloss
a drachma or (silver) coin (as handled)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A Greek silver coin approximately equivalent in value to a Roman denarius, representing modest daily wages.
(δράσσομαι), [in LXX: in Hex. for in בֶּקַע, שֶׁקֶל Ezra for אֲדַרְכֹּן, דַּרְכְּמוֹן ;] a drachma, nearly equal to the Roman denarius (see: δηνόριον): Luk.15:8-9 (DCG, ii, 200).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 15:8 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
δραχμὰς dracmav
a drachma
Read verse Luke 15:8 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
δραχμὴν dracmhn
a drachma
Read verse Luke 15:9 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
δραχμὴν dracmhn
a drachma
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 15:8 · Luke 15:9 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 15:8 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 15:8–10 δραχμὰς drachmḗ
Silver coin (drachma)
New Testament Witnesses
silver coin
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
δραχμή is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Represents the value of each individual sinner.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain