| Pronunciation: | | 'steytur
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- [n] a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"
- [n] any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
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| | See Also: | | coin, occupant, occupier, resident |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Stat"er\, n.
One who states.
\Sta"ter\, n. [L. stater, Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)
The principal gold coin of ancient Grece. It varied much in
value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about
[pounds]1 2s., or about $5.35. The Attic silver tetradrachm
was in later times called stater.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Greek word rendered "piece of money" (Matt. 17:27, A.V.; and "shekel" in R.V.). It was equal to two didrachmas ("tribute money," 17:24), or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d. of our money. (See SHEKEL.) |
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