A.T. Robertson Commentary


A.T. Robertson Commentary
"Philip answered him, Two hundred shillings` worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little." — John 6:7 (ASV)
Two hundred pennyworth of bread (διακοσιων δηναριων αρτο). "Loaves of two hundred denarii." The Roman coin originally for ten asses (afterwards sixteen), about 16 2/3 cents. The denarius was the usual pay for a day's labour (Matthew 20:2,9,13). This item in Mr 6:37, but not in Matthew or Luke.
That every one may take a little (ινα εκαστος βραχυ λαβη). Final clause with ινα and second aorist active subjunctive of λαμβανω. This detail in John alone.