- Original: τάλαντον - Transliteration: Talanton - Phonetic: tal'-an-ton - Definition: 1. the scale of a balance, a balance, a pair of scales 2. that which is weighed, a talent a. a weight varying in different places and times b. a sum of money weighing a talent and varying in different states and according to the changes in the laws regulating currency 1. the Attic talent was equal to 60 Attic minae or 6000 drachmae 2. a talent of silver in Israel weighed about 100 pounds (45 kg) 3. a talent of gold in Israel weighed about 200 pounds (91 kg) - Origin: from a presumed derivative of the original form of tlao (to bear, equivalent to G5342 ) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: Neuter of a presumed derivative of the original form of τλάω tlao (to bear; equivalent to G5342 ); a balance (as supporting weights) that is (by implication) a certain weight (and thence a coin or rather sum of money) or talent: - talent.