Money in the Bible

A denarius was a day’s wage for a labourer (Matthew 20:2), so every sum is shown in days of work and in grams of silver. Today’s money is only a rough guide: wages and prices change every year.

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Količina

Unesite nenegativan broj do 1 000 000: 2, 0,5 ili 1/4.

≈ 1 Drachma

Dana rada: 1

Srebro: ≈ 3,4–3,9 g, obično 3,8 g

Današnji novac samo je grubi orijentir: plaće i cijene mijenjaju se svake godine.

Država

Danas: 58 USD — po minimalnoj plaći (7,25 USD na sat, stanje na dan 2026-09-29, U.S. Department of Labor: federal minimum wage (in force since 24.07.2009))

Danas: ≈ 6,70–7,69 USD — po cijeni srebra (stanje na dan 2026-09-28, LBMA Silver Price, 28.09.2026)

Money

Jedinica	Jednako je	Vrijednost	Mjesta u Pismu
Denarius NZ δηνάριον dēnarion The Roman silver coin and a labourer's pay for a day (Matthew 20:2). Under Augustus it weighed about 3.9 g, from Nero about 3.4 g.		Dana rada: 1 Srebro: ≈ 3,4–3,9 g ^[1][3]	Matej 20:2, Matej 22:19, Luka 10:35
Drachma NZ δραχμή drachmē The Greek silver coin, reckoned equal to the denarius; the Attic drachma weighed about 4.3 g.	≈ 1 × Denarius	Dana rada: ≈ 1 Srebro: ≈ 3,4–4,4 g ^[3]	Luka 15:8, Djela apostolska 19:19
Didrachma NZ δίδραχμον didrachmon Two drachmas, the yearly temple tax of half a shekel.	= 2 × Drachma	Dana rada: ≈ 2 Srebro: ≈ 6,8–8,8 g	Matej 17:24
Stater NZ στατήρ statēr Four drachmas, the temple tax for two; most likely the Tyrian shekel of about 14 g of silver.	= 4 × Drachma	Dana rada: ≈ 4 Srebro: ≈ 13,5–14,4 g ^[3]	Matej 17:27
Piece of silver NZ ἀργύριον argyrion A silver coin without a named value; the thirty pieces paid to Judas are usually taken as Tyrian shekels.	≈ 1 × Stater	Dana rada: ≈ 4 Srebro: ≈ 13,5–14,4 g	Matej 26:15, Matej 27:3
Assarion NZ ἀσσάριον assarion The Roman copper as, a sixteenth of a denarius.	= 1/16 × Denarius	Dana rada: 1/16 Srebro: ≈ 0,213–0,244 g	Matej 10:29, Luka 12:6
Quadrans NZ κοδράντης kodrantēs The smallest Roman coin, a quarter of an as; two lepta make one (Mark 12:42).	= 1/4 × Assarion	Dana rada: 1/64 Srebro: ≈ 0,0531–0,0609 g	Matej 5:26, Marko 12:42
Lepton NZ λεπτόν lepton The smallest copper coin in circulation, half a quadrans, 1/128 of a denarius; in the Synodal translation also «полушка».	= 1/2 × Quadrans	Dana rada: 1/128 Srebro: ≈ 0,0266–0,0305 g	Marko 12:42, Luka 12:59, Luka 21:2
Mina (Greek) NZ μνᾶ mna A hundred drachmas, about a hundred days of work.	= 100 × Drachma	Dana rada: ≈ 100 Srebro: ≈ 340–440 g	Luka 19:13, Luka 19:16
Talent (Greek) NZ τάλαντον talanton Sixty minas, 6000 drachmas: about twenty years of a labourer's work.	= 60 × Mina (Greek)	Dana rada: ≈ 6 000 Srebro: ≈ 20,4–26,4 kg	Matej 18:24, Matej 25:15
Shekel of silver SZ שֶׁקֶל sheqel Silver by weight, before coins; the price of land, of a slave, of a sacrifice. Reckoned at four drachmas: the half-shekel tax is paid with a didrachma in Matthew 17:24.	≈ 4 × Drachma	Dana rada: ≈ 4 Srebro: ≈ 10–13 g ^[1][2]	Postanak 23:16, Izlazak 30:13, 2 Samuelova 24:24
Beka SZ בֶּקַע beqa Half a shekel, the ransom paid by every man counted in the census.	= 1/2 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 2 Srebro: ≈ 5–6,5 g	Izlazak 38:26
Gerah SZ גֵּרָה gerah A twentieth of a shekel.	= 1/20 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 1/5 Srebro: ≈ 0,5–0,65 g	Izlazak 30:13
Pim SZ פִּים pim Two thirds of a shekel, the Philistines' price for sharpening tools.	= 2/3 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 2 2/3 Srebro: ≈ 6,67–8,67 g	1 Samuelova 13:21
Mina of silver SZ מָנֶה maneh Fifty shekels of silver.	= 50 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 200 Srebro: ≈ 500–650 g	Ezra 2:69, Nehemija 7:71
Talent of silver SZ כִּכָּר kikkar 3000 shekels of silver, about 34 kg: a tribute of kings.	= 60 × Mina of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 12 000 Srebro: ≈ 30–39 kg	2 Kraljevima 5:5, 2 Kraljevima 15:19, Estera 3:9
Daric SZ אֲדַרְכֹּן adarkon The Persian gold coin of about 8.4 g. Xenophon counts 3000 darics as ten talents, so a daric is about twenty drachmas; silver here is by that value.	≈ 20 × Drachma	Dana rada: ≈ 20 Srebro: ≈ 68–88 g	1 Ljetopisa 29:7, Ezra 8:27
Qesitah SZ קְשִׂיטָה qesitah A unit of silver of the patriarchs' time; its value is unknown. Translations render it as «a piece of money» or «a lamb».		vrijednost nepoznata	Postanak 33:19, Jošua 24:32, Job 42:11

Iznosi i mjere u Pismu

Mjesto	Mjesta u Pismu	Količina	Ekvivalent
The last lepton	Luka 12:58, 59	1 × Lepton	Dana rada: 1/128 Srebro: ≈ 0,0266–0,0305 g
The widow's two lepta	Marko 12:41–44, Luka 21:1–4	2 × Lepton	Dana rada: 1/64 Srebro: ≈ 0,0531–0,0609 g
The last quadrans	Matej 5:25, 26	1 × Quadrans	Dana rada: 1/64 Srebro: ≈ 0,0531–0,0609 g
Two sparrows for an assarion	Matej 10:29–31	1 × Assarion	Dana rada: 1/16 Srebro: ≈ 0,213–0,244 g
Five sparrows for two assaria	Luka 12:6, 7	2 × Assarion	Dana rada: 1/8 Srebro: ≈ 0,425–0,488 g
The lost drachma	Luka 15:8–10	1 × Drachma	Dana rada: ≈ 1 Srebro: ≈ 3,4–4,4 g
The woman's ten drachmas	Luka 15:8–10	10 × Drachma	Dana rada: ≈ 10 Srebro: ≈ 34–44 g
A choinix of wheat for a denarius	Otkrivenje 6:6	1 × Denarius	Dana rada: 1 Srebro: ≈ 3,4–3,9 g
A day's pay in the vineyard	Matej 20:1–16	1 × Denarius	Dana rada: 1 Srebro: ≈ 3,4–3,9 g
The coin of the tax to Caesar	Matej 22:15–22, Marko 12:13–17, Luka 20:20–26	1 × Denarius	Dana rada: 1 Srebro: ≈ 3,4–3,9 g
Two denarii to the innkeeper	Luka 10:30–37	2 × Denarius	Dana rada: 2 Srebro: ≈ 6,8–7,8 g
The temple tax	Matej 17:24–27	1 × Didrachma	Dana rada: ≈ 2 Srebro: ≈ 6,8–8,8 g
A stater for two	Matej 17:24–27	1 × Stater	Dana rada: ≈ 4 Srebro: ≈ 13,5–14,4 g
The smaller debt forgiven	Luka 7:40–43	50 × Denarius	Dana rada: 50 Srebro: ≈ 170–195 g
The greater debt forgiven	Luka 7:40–43	500 × Denarius	Dana rada: 500 Srebro: ≈ 1,7–1,95 kg
A hundred denarii owed by a fellow servant	Matej 18:23–35	100 × Denarius	Dana rada: 100 Srebro: ≈ 340–390 g
The unforgiving servant's debt	Matej 18:23–35	10 000 × Talent (Greek)	Dana rada: ≈ 60 000 000 Srebro: ≈ 204 000–264 000 kg
A mina to each servant	Luka 19:12–27	1 × Mina (Greek)	Dana rada: ≈ 100 Srebro: ≈ 340–440 g
Five talents to the first servant	Matej 25:14–30	5 × Talent (Greek)	Dana rada: ≈ 30 000 Srebro: ≈ 102–132 kg
Thirty pieces of silver	Matej 26:14–16, Matej 27:3–10	30 × Piece of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 120 Srebro: ≈ 405–432 g
Two hundred denarii of bread	Marko 6:35–44, Ivan 6:5–7	200 × Denarius	Dana rada: 200 Srebro: ≈ 680–780 g
Ointment worth three hundred denarii	Marko 14:3–9, Ivan 12:1–8	300 × Denarius	Dana rada: 300 Srebro: ≈ 1,02–1,17 kg
The books burned at Ephesus	Djela apostolska 19:19	50 000 × Drachma	Dana rada: ≈ 50 000 Srebro: ≈ 170–220 kg
The cave of Machpelah	Postanak 23:15, 16	400 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 1 600 Srebro: ≈ 4–5,2 kg
Joseph sold into Egypt	Postanak 37:28	20 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 80 Srebro: ≈ 200–260 g
Half a shekel of ransom	Izlazak 30:13–15	1/2 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 2 Srebro: ≈ 5–6,5 g
The price of a slave	Izlazak 21:32	30 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 120 Srebro: ≈ 300–390 g
Araunah's threshing floor	2 Samuelova 24:24	50 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 200 Srebro: ≈ 500–650 g
The field at Anathoth	Jeremija 32:9	17 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 68 Srebro: ≈ 170–221 g
Thirty pieces of silver for the shepherd	Zaharija 11:12, 13	30 × Shekel of silver	Dana rada: ≈ 120 Srebro: ≈ 300–390 g

Izvori

Marvin A. Powell. Weights and Measures // The Anchor Bible Dictionary, ed. D. N. Freedman. Vol. 6. New York: Doubleday, 1992
R. B. Y. Scott. Weights and Measures of the Bible // The Biblical Archaeologist 22, no. 2 (1959)
Weights and Measures; Money // The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, rev. ed., ed. G. W. Bromiley. Vol. 3–4. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986–1988