Bible dictionary for children
Didrachma
Didrachma means two drachmas and can refer to the coin or the tax amount.
In simple words
What does it mean?
Didrachma means two drachmas and can refer to the coin or the tax amount. It is a different amount from one drachma.
Talk about it
How does knowing the amount help us follow the tax conversation?
An example from the Bible
Matthew 17 describes collectors asking Peter about the temple tax. The money vocabulary helps explain the payment discussed in the account.
Read Matthew 17:24 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
Read the surrounding passage to see who is speaking and how this word or idea is being used. The linked reading opens the full chapter.
Related reading: Matthew 17:24
When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
