A weight or denomination of money. The mina of the Old Testament was valued at sixty shekels. The Greek or Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas, about f2. l7s.sterling, $10.44 cents.
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1. An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.
2. See Myna.
Such as can be mined; as, minable earth.
Alt. of Minatorily
In a minatory manner; with threats.
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And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests garments.
According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’