Strong G8438ὀβολός

an obol

Transliteration
obolos
Morphology
Greek Noun (Masculine)

Definition

an obol , as a weight, = 1/6th part of a δραχμή, worth rather more than three halfpence, (Aristophanes Comicus); ἐν δυοῖν ὀβολοῖν θεωρεῖν, as we might say "to sit in the shilling gallery, " (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)