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PENNY

pen'-i (denarion; Latin denarius (which see)): the American Standard Revised Version (Matthew 18:28; 20:2,9-10,13, etc.) renders it by "shilling" except in Matthew 22:19; Mark 12:15 and Luke 20:24, where it retains the original term as it refers to a particular coin.

See DENARIUS ; MONEY .

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.