κέρμα, κερματος, τό (κείρω to cut into bits), small pieces of money, small coin, change; generally and collectively, τό κέρμα money: Joh_2:15, where L marginal reading Tr WH τά κερματα; (Aristophanes, Demosthenes, Josephus, others). Cf. the full exhibition of the use of the word given by Fischer, De vitiis lexicorum N. T. etc., p. 264ff

κέρμα kerma 1x something clipped small; small change, small pieces of money, coin, Joh_2:15

* κέρμα , -τος , τό ( < κείρω ), 1. a slice , hence, 2. a small coin: pl., Joh_2:15 .†

κέρμα [page 342] κέρμα is frequently used of small money, change, as in Joh_2:15 , e.g. PSI V. 512 .13 (B.C. 253 2) ἐμοὶ δὲ οὔπω παράκιται κ̣[έ ]ρμα ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴνου , P Ryl II. 127 .32 (A.D. 29) ζώνη ἐν ᾗ κέρματ (ος ) (δραχμαί ) δ̄ , a belt in which were 4 drachmae in copper (Edd.), P Oxy I. 114 .14 (ii/iii A.D.) ἐὰν μὴ ἀρκεσθῇ τὸ κέρμα . . . πώλησον τὰ ψέλια εἰς συμρωπλήρωσιν ( l. συμπλήρωσιν ) τοῦ κὲρματος , if the cash is insufficient, sell the bracelets to make up the money (Edd.), ib. IX. 1220 .7 (iii/A.D.) πέμψε μοι κέρμα , P Meyer 23 .5 (not before end of iv/AD.) ποίησον τὸν ἀδελφόν μου ἑτοιμάσαι τὸ κέρμα αὐτοῦ ἕως ἔλθω . In P Gen I. 77 .5 (ii/iii A.D.) a distinction is drawn between silver and copper money ἀργυρίου δραχμαὶ διακόσιαι τεσσαράκοντα τέσσαρες , κέρματος δραχμαὶ πεντήκοντα δύο . For the dim. κερμάτιον see P Hib I. 45 .8 (B.C. 257) εἴ τι κερμάτιον λελογεύκατε , φέρετε εὐθέως , if you have collected any money, bring it at once (Edd.), P Oxy III. 533 .16 (ii/iii A.D.) εἴπατε καὶ τοῖς διδύμοις ὅτι προνοήσ [α ]τε τοῦ κερματίου , tell the twins also to be careful about the small change (Edd.).

κέρμα κέρμα, ατος, τό, [Etym: κείρω] "a slice": hence, "a small coin, mite", in pl. "small coin, small change", Ar. generally, "small wares", Anth.

κέρμα, -τος, τό (κείρω), __1. a slice, hence, __2. a small coin: pl., Jhn.2:15.† (AS)