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pennyworth

Meaning of “pennyworth”

An amount worth the stated number of pennies.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Mark 6:37

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Every verse containing “pennyworth”

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Mark 6:37
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 6:37 · retained source text

He answered and said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate. And they say vnto him, Shall we goe and buy two hundred penniworth of bread, and giue them to eate?

1611 marginal noteThe Rom. penie is seuen pence halfe penie as Mat. 18.28

John 6:7
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 6:7 · retained source text

Philip answered him, Two hundred peny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that euery one of them may take a litle.

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