Mite

Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet

a coin current in Palestine in the time of our Lord. (Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4) It seems in Palestine to have been the smallest piece of money (worth about one-fifth of a cent), being the half of the farthing, which was a coin of very low value. From St. Marks explanation, "two mites, which make a farthing," ver. 42, it may perhaps be inferred that the farthing was the commoner coin.

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Read “Mite” in the 3 dictionaries

MiteEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
MiteInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Source of the article

William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 1.3, based on the 1884 Peloubet revision with later digital enrichments preserved