Mentioned among the offerings made by the very poor. Two sparrows were sold for a farthing ( Matthew 10:29 ), and five for two farthings ( Luke 12:6 ). The Hebrew word thus rendered is Tsippor , Which properly denotes the whole family of small birds which feed on grain ( Leviticus 14:4 ; Psalm 84:3 ; 102:7 ). The Greek word of the New Testament is Strouthion ( Matthew 10:29-31 ), which is thus correctly rendered.
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)