Mite [Grk. lepton]. A coin.
The term appears in Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21:1-4 where Jesus praises a widow's humble two-mite donation, which outvalued the offerings of the rich because it was all she had. A mite was the lowest-value coin used in Palestine during the time of Jesus (Luke 12:59). It was made of copper and was worth 1/64 of a denarius—the typical earning for a day of labor. See also Coins.
C. Adelina Alexe, “Mite,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/mite, accessed October 28, 2026
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