Mark 12:42 - Exposition

A poor widow ( μία χήρα πτωχὴ ); literally, one poor widow ; one specially singled out for notice. St. Luke says, εἷδε δὲ καί τινα χήραν πενιχρὰν : literally, a widow who supported herself by her own little labor. And she cast in two mites ( λεπτὰ ), which make a farthing . The farthing was the fourth part of an as , and ten of these made a denarius. The Greek word ( λεπτὰ ) means literally "thin pieces."