Denarion means “pence” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1220 — betser (“gold defence”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1220 δηνάριον (denarion) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. denarion (day-nar'-ee-on) n. 1. a denarius (or ten asses) [of Latin origin] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include penny and pence. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
denarion (day-nar'-ee-on) n. 1. a denarius (or ten asses) [of Latin origin] KJV: pence, penny(-worth)
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denarius
Usage: δηνάριον, -ου, τό the Lat. denarius, a Roman coin, nearly equal to the δραχμή, which see: Mat.18:28 20:2, 9, 13 22:19, Mrk.6:37 12:15 14:5, Luk.7:41 10:35 20:24, Jhn.6:7 12:5, Rev.6:6; τὸ ἀνὰ δ., Mat.20:10.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render denarion, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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15 indexed usages in New Testament.
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1220.
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
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Denarion (Strong's G1220) is a Greek word most simply glossed "pence". denarion (day-nar'-ee-on) n. 1. a denarius (or ten asses) [of Latin origin]
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's G1220 across 5 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1220 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as penny and pence. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.