BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G5007
talanton — 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)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3604
kik.ker — talent
talent Aramaic of kik.kar (כִּכָּר "talent" H3603H)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3701
ke.seph — silver: money
: money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents
333 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8255
she.qel — shekel
1) shekel 1a) the chief unit of weight or measure 1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains 1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains 1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains Aramaic equivalent: te.qel (תְּקֵל "shekel" H8625B)
52 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4488
ma.neh — mina
1) maneh, mina, pound 1a) 60 shekels and 1/50 talent (of silver) 1a1) 1/60 talent in early Babylonian standard 1b) 100 shekels and 1/100 talent (of gold) Aramaic equivalent: me.ne (מְנֵא "mina" H4484)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5006
talantiaios — weighing a talent
ταλαντιαῖος, -α, -ον (τάλαντον), (a) worth a talent; (b) of a talent's weight: Rev.16:21.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20258
ditalantos — worth two talents
worth or weighing two talents , (Herdotus Historicus): costing two talents , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9150
stathmos — a doorpost
1. a standing place for animals, Lat. stabulum, a stable, fold, (Iliad by Homer): a stye , (Odyssey by Homer): of men, a dwelling, abode , (Hesiod) 2. quarters, lodgings for travellers or soldiers, Lat. statio, (Xenophon Historicus) 3. in Persia, σταθμοί were stations on the royal road, where the king rested, (Herdotus Historicus): hence a day's journey, day's march , averaging about 5 parasangs or 15 miles, (Herdotus Historicus) 4. like Lat. statio, a station for ships, (Euripides) 5. an upright post, the bearing pillar of the roof, (Odyssey by Homer): a door-post , especially in plural, (Homer), attic 6. the balance , (Aristophanes Comicus); ἱστᾶν σταθμῷ τι πρός τι to weigh one thing against another, (Herdotus Historicus) 7. weight , σταθμὸν ἔχειν τάλαντον to weigh a talent, (Herdotus Historicus); absolute in accusative, ἴσα σταθμόν equal in weight , (Herdotus Historicus); ἡμιπλίνθια σταθμὸν διτάλαντα two talents in or by weight , (Herdotus Historicus):—;in plural weights , (Euripides), etc. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Of silver contained 3,000 shekels (Ex. 38:25, 26), and was equal to 94 3/7 lbs. avoirdupois. The Greek talent, however, as in the LXX., was only 82 1/4 lbs. It was in the form of a circular mass, as the Hebrew name kikkar denotes. A talent of gold was double the weight of a talent of silver (2 Sam. 12:30). Parable of the talents (Matt. 18:24; 25:15).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
