noun · masculine
statēros
Greekστατήρ (statēr)
Strong’sG4715
a Jewish shekel
stem statēr-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
στατήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ
[in Aq., Sm., for שֶׁקֶל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4715 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstat-air'
a stander (standard of value), i.e. (specially), a stater or certain coin
Fromfrom the base of G2746;
King Jamespiece of money.
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 | statēros | statērois |
| object accusative | statēron1×στατῆρα | statēroin |
| direct address vocative | statēror | statēroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | statērou | statēroiu |
| to, for dative | statēro | statēroi |
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
statēro 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
statēron“coin”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 17:27“coin”hina de mē skandalizaneia autoin, poreuiratos eis thalassan ballasar ankistrem kai ton anabainaraton prōton ichthon airasar, kai anoigaratos tem stomem autou heuriskasi statēron; ekeinon lambaratos dōasar autoi anti mu kai su.“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”