noun · feminine
drachmas
Greekδραχμή (drachmē)
Strong’sG1406
a drachma
stem drachm-3 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δραχμή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< δράσσομαι), [in LXX: in Hex. for in בֶּקַע, שֶׁקֶלII Es for אֲדַרְכֹּן, דַּרְכְּמוֹן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1406 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddrakh-may'
a drachma or (silver) coin (as handled)
Fromfrom G1405;
King Jamespiece (of silver).
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 nominative | drachmas | drachmais |
| object accusative | drachman2×δραχμὴν | drachmain1×δραχμὰς |
| direct address vocative | drachmar | drachmair |
| of, belonging to genitive | drachmau | drachmaiu |
| to, for dative | drachma | drachmai |
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
drachma 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
drachman“coin”objectaccusative singular2×
Luke 15:8“coin”Ē tinas gunaikas drachmain echarōtas deka, ean apolluateia drachman henan, ouchi haptatō luchnon kai saratō tan oikian kai zētatō epimelōs heōs hou heuriskateia?Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
Luke 15:9“coin”kai heuriskaratas sunkalatō tain filain kai geitōnain legarōtas; Sunchairivar mi hoti heuriskama tan drachman han apolluama.And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
drachmain“silver coins”objectaccusative plural1×
Luke 15:8“silver coins”Ē tinas gunaikas drachmain echarōtas deka, ean apolluateia drachman henan, ouchi haptatō luchnon kai saratō tan oikian kai zētatō epimelōs heōs hou heuriskateia?Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?