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G4715 στατήρ (statḗr)
Greek
Noun, Masculine
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Quick Definition

a Jewish shekel

Strong's Definition

a stander (standard of value), i.e. (specially), a stater or certain coin

Derivation: from the base of G2746 (καύχησις);

KJV Usage: piece of money

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

στατήρ, στατηρος, ὁ (from ἵστημι, to place in the scales, weigh out (i. e. 'the weigher' (Vanicek, p. 1126))), a stater, a coin; in the N. T. a silver stater equivalent to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, a Jewish shekel (see δίδραχμον): Mat_17:27.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

στατήρ statēr 1x pr. a weight; a stater, an Attic silver coin, equal in value to the Jewish shekel, or to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, Mat_17:27

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

στατήρ , -ῆρος , ὁ , [in Aq ., Sm ., for H4948 ;] a stater; (a) a weight; (b) a coin (used by late writers of the Greek τετράδραχμον ): Mat_17:27 ; Mat_26:16 , WH , mg .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

στατήρ [page 586] a staler, used in late writers = τετράδραχμον ( Mat_17:27 ; Mat_26:16 Dabq) : P Oxy I. 37 i. 25 (A.D. 49) (= Chrest. II. p. 87) <τῶν > στα ]τήρων π̣[ερ ]ι̣όντων , the staters remaining in my possession, P Fay 117 .26 (A.D. 108) ὥτε τέσσαρες [στ ]α [τ ]η̣̑ρας καθ᾽ ὑμον γεγραφήκασι , when they have charged you with four staters (Edd.), and the curious alphabetical acrostic P Tebt II. 278 .28 (early i/A.D.) δέκα στατήρων ἠγόραστε ( l. ἠγόρασται ), it was bought for ten Staters (Edd.).

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

στατήρ στα^τηφαιλινγ ον λεμβυφ [] ´ρ, ῆρος, ὁ, [Etym: στῆναι] a weight, = λίτρα: then a coin of various values: the "gold stater" best known at Athens was the Persian, called στατὴρ Δαρεικός or simply Δαρεικός, "Daric", from Darius Hystaspes, worth about 1 "l." 2"s.", Hdt. , Thuc. later a "silver stater" was in use, = τετράδραχμον, NTest. , Xen.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

στατήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ [in Aq., Sm., for מִשְׁקָל ;] a stater; __(a) a weight; __(b) a coin (used by late writers of the Greek τετράδραχμον): Mat.17:27 26:16, WH, mg.† (AS)

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