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τάλαντον τάλαντον, ου, τό, *τλάω a balance, Theogn., Ar.:—in pl. a pair of scales, Il., etc. anything weighed, a definite weight, a talent, in Hom. of gold; but the weight of the Homeric talent is unknown. in later times the τάλαντον was both a weight and a sum of money represented by that weight of silver:—the Attic talent weighed about 57.75 lbs. avoird., and its value in our money was about 200 l. There was, of course, no such coin as a talent. For purposes of coinage, a talent of silver was coined into 6000 drachmae.

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

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τάλαντον

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τάλαντον

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ταλαντον

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32043

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32080

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ta/lanton

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