drachme denotes a counted item that can be lost, sought, and found in the woman's account.

The attested use presents a counted possession: several are held, one is lost and carefully sought, and the recovered item becomes the occasion for rejoicing.

1. A counted possession lost and recovered · dominant

   In Luke 15:8, the accusative plural form occurs with ten items and the accusative singular with the one that is lost; the APB renders the scene as a woman who seeks carefully until she finds it. In Luke 15:9, the accusative singular names the item she has found, and the APB renders her call to rejoice over what she lost.

   Luke 15:8Luke 15:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the item as “drachmas” among the woman's possessions in Luke 15:8 and as the singular “drachma” when the lost item is found in Luke 15:9. These renderings confirm the verse-level scene rather than isolate every contribution of the Greek form.