τάλαντον talanton · G5007

talent

τάλαντομ, -ον, τ ; [in LXX for כִּכָּר ; ] ; 1. a balance (Hom.). ; 2. that which is weighed, a talent; (a) a talent in weight (in Horn. always of gold); (b) a sum of money, whether gold or silver, equivalent to a talent in weight (see DB, iii, 418 ff.): Mat.18:24 25:15 ff.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

τᾰλαντ-ον, τό, ; balance, Ζεὺς.. τὸ τ. ἐπιρρέπει ἄλλοτε ἄλλως []: in this sense used by [] only in plural, pair of scales, ἔχον ὥς τε τάλαντα γυνή.., ἥ τε σταθμὸν ἔχουσα καὶ εἴριον ἀμφὶς ἀνέλκει ἰσάζουσα []; especially of the scales in which Zeus weighed the fortunes of men, χρύσεια πατὴρ ἐτίταινε τ. []; ἐπὴν κλίνῃσι τ. Ζεύς, i.e. when he decides the issue of battle,[]; of the scales of justice, δίκης κατέκειτο τάλαντα []: so in singular, δίκας ῥέπει τάλαντον []; 2 tax paid for the use of the …

Where it's used 15 times

Matthew 18:24 · Matthew 25:15 · Matthew 25:16 · Matthew 25:20 · Matthew 25:22 · Matthew 25:24 · Matthew 25:25 · Matthew 25:28 … and 7 more

Source: TBESG G5007; TFLSJ G5007

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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