stater : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stater	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for stater
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stater n any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stater \Stat"er\, n. One who states.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Stater 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}.)