noun · neuter
dēnariem
Greekδηνάριον (dēnarion)
Strong’sG1220
a denarius
stem dēnari-16 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† δηνάριον, -ου, τό
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1220 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidday-nar'-ee-on
a denarius (or ten asses)
Fromof Latin origin;
King Jamespence, penny(-worth).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | dēnariem | dēnarieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | dēnarieu4×δηναρίου | dēnarieiu4×δηναρίων |
| to, for dative | dēnarie | dēnariei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
dēnarie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
dēnarieu“denarius”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 20:2“denarius”sumfōnaratos de meta toiu ergatoiu ek dēnarieu tan hēmeran apostelata autoin eis ton ampelōnon autou.He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew 20:13“denarius”tos de apokriniratos heno autoiu legata; Hetairor, ouk adikamō sin; ouchi dēnarieu sumfōnasa mi?But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
Revelation 6:6“denarius”kai akouama hōs fōnan en mese teiu tessares zōeiu legarōtan; Choinixas sitou dēnarieu, kai treis choinixais krithaiu dēnarieu; kai tem elaiem kai ton oinon mē adikaseia.And 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.”
Revelation 6:6“denarius”kai akouama hōs fōnan en mese teiu tessares zōeiu legarōtan; Choinixas sitou dēnarieu, kai treis choinixais krithaiu dēnarieu; kai tem elaiem kai ton oinon mē adikaseia.And 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.”
dēnarieiu“denarii”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Mark 6:37“denarii”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Dōavar autoi vis esthiara. kai legalō auto; Apercharatois agorazaneia dēnarieiu diakosioi artoin kai dōani autoi esthiara?But 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?”
Mark 14:5“denarii”dunete gar houtem tem murem pipraskira epanō dēnarieiu triakosioi kai dōira toi ptōchoi; kai embrimele auta.It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
John 6:7“denarii”apokrinita auto Filippos; Diakosioi dēnarieiu artois ouk arkalō autoi hina hekastos brachuem tinem lambateia.Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
John 12:5“denarii”Dia tinem houtem tem murem ouk pipraskita triakosioi dēnarieiu kai dōita ptōchoi?“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
dēnariem5×
Matthew 20:9“denarius”kai ercharatois tois peri tan hendekatan hōran lambala ana dēnariem.The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
Matthew 20:10“denarius”kai ercharatois tois prōtois nomizala hoti polloterem lambeli; kai lambala tem ana dēnariem kai autois.So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
Matthew 22:19“denarius”epideiknuavar mi tem nomismem tou kēnsou. tois de prosferala auto dēnariem.Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
Mark 12:15“denarius”tos de horarētos autoiu tan hupokrisian legata autoi; Tinem min peirazavō? feravōr mi dēnariem hina horameia.But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
Luke 20:24“denarius”Deiknuavar mi dēnariem; tinou echatō eikōnan kai epigrafan? apokriniratois de legala; Kaisarou.“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
dēnarieim3×
Matthew 18:28“denarii”exercharatos de tos doulos ekeinos heuriskata henon toiu sundouloiu autou hos ofeilate auto hekaton dēnarieim, kai krataratos auton pnigate legarōtos; Apodōasar ei tinem ofeilasō.But 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!’
Luke 7:41“denarii”duo chreofeiletois ale danisto tino; tos henos ofeilate dēnarieim pentakosioi, tos de heteros pentēkonta.“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Luke 10:35“denarii”kai epi tan aurion ekballaratos duo dēnarieim dōata to pandocheuo kai legata; Epimelisar autou, kai hem tinem an prosdapanaseia mis en te epanercherō min apodōami si.The 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.’