What Does “Denarius” Mean in the Bible?
Measure
A Roman silver coin. It was what a farm worker earned in one day.
Where it appears in the Bible
Matthew 20:2; Matthew 22:19
What the Bible says
Matthew 20:2
And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew 22:19
Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “denario”; Matthew 20:2