Dictionary entry

λεπτός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

* λεπτός, -ή, -όν

(λέπω, to peel),

1. peeled.

2. fine, thin, small, light; hence, in late Gk., as subst. τὸ λ., a small coin (one-eighth of an as, AV, mite): Mk 12:42, Lk 12:59 21:2.†