ΤΆΛΑΝΤΟΜ: τάλαντον, -ου, τό [ [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 (v. DB, iii, 418 ff.): Mt 18:24 25:15ff.†