didrachma
- a variation of didrachm.
Example Sentences
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After Domitian, Christians were no longer liable to the didrachma, and therefore lost their claim to the privileges and exemptions of the Jews.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
"When they were come to Capharnaum, they that received the didrachma came to Peter and said to him, Doth not your master pay the didrachma?"
From St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture by Allies, Thomas W.
A didrachma was half a sicle, or half a stater; that is, about 15d.
From The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 47: Matthew The Challoner Revision by
A tax levied by the political powers would not be designated as the didrachma.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward
A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2 drachmas, about as much as 2 Roman denarii, or about 2 days wages.
From The World English Bible (WEB): by Anonymous
