FARTHING


Meaning of FARTHING in English

Two names of coins in the New Testament are rendered in the Authorized Version by this word:

→ Quadrans, (Matthew 5:26; Mark 12:42) a coin current in the time of our Lord, equivalent to three-eights of a cent;

→ The assarion, equal to one cent and a half, (Matthew 10:29; Luke 12:6)

Smith's Bible English dictionary.      Английский библейский словарь Смита.