Money

properly, "a piece of silver," denotes (a) "silver," e.g., Act 3:6; (b) a "silver coin," often in the plural, "pieces of silver," e.g., Mat 26:15; so Mat 28:12, where the meaning is "many, (hikanos) pieces of silver;" (c) "money;" it has this meaning in Mat 25:18, Mat 25:27, Mat 28:15, Mar 14:11, Luk 9:3, Luk 19:15, Luk 19:23, Luk 22:5, Act 8:20 (here the RV has "silver").

Note: In Act 7:16, for the AV, "(a sum of) money," the RV has "(a price in) silver." See SILVER.

lit., "a thing that one uses" (akin to chraomai, "to use"), hence, (a) "wealth, riches," Mar 1:10-24, Luk 18:24; (b) "money," Act 4:37, singular number, "a sum of money;" plural in Act 8:18, Act 8:20, Act 24:26. See RICHES.

"copper," is used, by metonymy, of "copper coin," translated "money," in Mar 6:8, Mar 12:41. See BRASS.

primarily "a slice" (akin to keiro, "to cut short"), hence, "a small coin, change," is used in the plural in Joh 2:15, "the changers' money," probably considerable heaps of small coins.

primarily "that which is established by custom" (nomos, "a custom, law"), hence, "the current coin of a state, currency," is found in Mat 22:19, "(tribute) money." In the Sept., Neh 7:71.

Note: In Mat 17:27, AV, stater ("a coin," estimated at a little over three shillings, equivalent to four drachmae, the temple-tax for two persons), is translated "piece of money" (RV, "shekel"). See SHEKEL.