Stater is a coin found in a fish's mouth and given as payment for two people.

The attested use identifies a coin found in a fish's mouth and taken to make a payment for two people in Matthew 17:27.

1. A coin used for payment · dominant

   In Matthew 17:27, the accusative singular masculine form occurs as the item found when the fish's mouth is opened and then taken and given for the speaker and another person. The APB renders the clause, "you will find a stater; take it and give it to them for me and for yourself."

   Matthew 17:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 17:27, the APB explicitly presents the item as "a stater" and describes it as something found and given as payment.