Mark 12:42
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And there came a certain poor widow: and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

two mites.

Context
The Widow's Offering
41And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury. And many that were rich cast in much. 42And there came a certain poor widow: and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. 43And calling his disciples together, he saith to them: Amen I say to you, this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:26
Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou repay the last farthing.

Mark 12:41
And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury. And many that were rich cast in much.

Mark 12:43
And calling his disciples together, he saith to them: Amen I say to you, this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury.

Luke 12:59
I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence until thou pay the very last mite.

Luke 21:2
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in two brass mites.

Lexicon
Then
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

one
μία (mia)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

poor
πτωχὴ (ptōchē)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4434: Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.

widow
χήρα (chēra)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively.

came
ἐλθοῦσα (elthousa)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

[and] put [in]
ἔβαλεν (ebalen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

two
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

small copper coins,
λεπτὰ (lepta)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3016: Neuter of a derivative of the same as lepis; something scaled, i.e. A small coin.

which
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

amounted to
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

a small fraction of a denarius.
κοδράντης (kodrantēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2835: Of Latin origin; a quadrans, i.e. The fourth part of an as.


Additional Translations
Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

And one poor widow having come, cast in two lepta, which is a kodrantes.

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing.

And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

But there came one poor widow and dropped in two farthings, equal in value to a halfpenny.

A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.

and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.
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