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τάλαντον

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Gloss: talent

Transliteration: talanton

Strong’s: G5007

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.†
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