τάλαντον — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

τάλαντονουnτλῆναι sg. and pl.; in Hom. always pl.pair of scalesscalesIl. Ar.of JusticehHom. B.of Zeus, for weighing the fortunes of mortalsIl. Archil. Thgn. A. definitebut unspecifiedweighttalentw.gen.of goldHom. commercial weightvarying according to the system used; in Attica, weight about 26kg, value 16 minaetalentHdt. Th. X. Arist.sum of money represented by the corresponding weight of gold or silvertalentHdt.

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a balance; a talent, unit of weight and of monetary value

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