{
  "id": "lepton",
  "name": "Lepton / Mite",
  "aliases": [],
  "category": "Money",
  "subCategory": "Very small Jewish bronze/copper coin",
  "language": [
    "Greek"
  ],
  "originalTerms": [
    {
      "term": "λεπτόν",
      "transliteration": "lepton",
      "strongs": "G3016"
    }
  ],
  "shortDefinition": "A very small coin, known from the widow’s offering.",
  "system": "Greek/Jewish",
  "conversion": {
    "grams": null,
    "metalDefault": "bronze"
  },
  "metricApprox": "very small copper/bronze coin; not useful for firm metal-value calculation",
  "imperialApprox": "very small coin",
  "certainty": "low",
  "certaintyNote": "Coin weight and composition vary; treat as explanatory rather than precise.",
  "usageTypes": [
    "offering",
    "narrative"
  ],
  "relatedItems": [
    "quadrans"
  ],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Mark 12:42",
      "book": "Mark",
      "chapter": 12,
      "verse": 42,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/mark/12/#mark-12-42",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "offering",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Luke 21:2",
      "book": "Luke",
      "chapter": 21,
      "verse": 2,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/luke/21/#luke-21-2",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "offering",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "studyNotes": [],
  "translationNotes": [],
  "calculatorSupport": false,
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/lepton/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/lepton/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "G3016"
    ],
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      {
        "itemId": "lepton",
        "itemName": "Lepton / Mite",
        "reference": "Mark 12:42",
        "localKjvReference": "Mark 12:42",
        "book": "Mark",
        "chapter": 12,
        "verse": 42,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/mark/12/#mark-12-42",
        "tokenText": "mites",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G3016"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G3016"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G3016",
        "morph": "robinson:N-APN",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "λεπτα"
        ],
        "matchTerm": "mites",
        "matchTermNormalized": "mites",
        "matchSource": "controlled_kjv_alias",
        "confidence": "review",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "G3016"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "lepton",
        "itemName": "Lepton / Mite",
        "reference": "Luke 21:2",
        "localKjvReference": "Luke 21:2",
        "book": "Luke",
        "chapter": 21,
        "verse": 2,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/luke/21/#luke-21-2",
        "tokenText": "mites",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G3016"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G3016"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G3016",
        "morph": "robinson:N-APN",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "λεπτα"
        ],
        "matchTerm": "mites",
        "matchTermNormalized": "mites",
        "matchSource": "controlled_kjv_alias",
        "confidence": "review",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "G3016"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 4,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 3,
    "bookCount": 2,
    "strongs": [
      "G3016"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "context-sensitive lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "The references are useful, but the wording should be read in context because related English terms are included.",
    "listedReferenceCount": 2,
    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 3,
    "expandedOccurrenceCount": 4,
    "bookCount": 2
  },
  "calculatorUrl": "/bible-everyday-life/calculators/?calc=time&unit=lepton#time-watch-explainer"
}