Mark
Mark 12:42
42Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.l
Footnotes
- l 12:42 Greek put in two lepta, which is a kodrantēs; a lepton was a Jewish coin of bronze or copper worth about 1/128 of a denarius.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| one | μία | mia | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1520 one |
| poor | πτωχὴ | ptōchē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4434 poor, destitute |
| widow | χήρα | chēra | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5503 a widow |
| came | ἐλθοῦσα | elthousa | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| put | ἔβαλεν | ebalen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1417 two |
| small copper coins | λεπτὰ | lepta | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3016 a small piece of money |
| which | ὅ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| amounted to | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a small fraction of a denarius | κοδράντης | kodrantēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2835 the smallest Roman copper coin |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.