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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4715. στατήρ (statér) -- Stater</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4715.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/11-28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4715.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4715</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4714b.htm" title="4714b">◄</a> 4715. statér <a href="../greek/4716.htm" title="4716">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">statér: Stater</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">στατήρ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>statér<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>stah-TARE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(stat-air')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Stater<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>an Attic silver coin equal in value to the Jewish shekel.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the ancient Greek verb "ἵστημι" (histēmi), meaning "to stand" or "to set."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "stater," the concept of a shekel (Strong's Hebrew #8255, "שֶׁקֶל" - shekel) is related, as the stater was equivalent to a shekel in value.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "stater" refers to a specific type of ancient coin. In the New Testament, it is used to denote a silver coin equivalent to four drachmas or a shekel. This coin was commonly used in the Greco-Roman world and had significant value.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The stater was a standard unit of currency in the ancient Greek world, often used in trade and commerce. It was typically made of silver and was widely recognized for its value and stability. In the context of the New Testament, the stater is mentioned in relation to the temple tax, which was a half-shekel per person. The stater, being equivalent to a shekel, would cover the tax for two people.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4715</b> <i>statḗr</i> – a silver coin worth two <i>didrachma</i> and equivalent to <i>four denarii</i> (a <i>tetradrachma</i>, four drachmae) – the exact amount of the Temple-tax required for <i>two</i> people.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/greek/2476.htm">histémi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a stater (a coin)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>shekel (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4715: στατήρ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">στατήρ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">στατηρος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (from <span class="greek2">ἵστημι</span>, to place in the scales, weigh out (i. e. 'the weigher' (<span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 1126))), <span class="accented">a stater,</span> a coin; in the N. T. a silver stater equivalent to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, a Jewish shekel (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">δίδραχμον</span></span>): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-27.htm">Matthew 17:27</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>coin, a stater<p>From the base of <a href="/greek/2746.htm">kauchesis</a>; a stander (standard of value), i.e. (specially), a stater or certain coin -- piece of money. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2746.htm">kauchesis</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>στατηρα στατήρα στατῆρα statera statêra statēra statē̂ra<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/17-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 17:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ εὑρήσεις <b>στατῆρα</b> ἐκεῖνον λαβὼν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you will find <span class="itali">a shekel.</span> Take<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thou shalt find <span class="itali">a piece of money:</span> that<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of it you will find <span class="itali">a four-drachma coin</span> that having taken<p><b><a href="/greek/4715.htm">Strong's Greek 4715</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4715.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/state_ra_4715.htm">στατῆρα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4714b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4714b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4714b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4716.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4716"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4716" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>