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.†
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