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Lexicon :: Strong's G5007 - talanton

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τάλαντον
Transliteration
talanton (Key)
Pronunciation
tal'-an-ton
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of the original form of tlao (to bear, equivalent to φέρω (G5342))
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Strong’s Definitions

τάλαντον tálanton, tal'-an-ton; neuter of a presumed derivative of the original form of τλάω tláō (to bear; equivalent to G5342); a balance (as supporting weights), i.e. (by implication) a certain weight (and thence a coin or rather sum of money) or "talent":—talent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G5007 in the following manner: talent (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G5007 in the following manner: talent (15x).

  1. the scale of a balance, a balance, a pair of scales

  2. that which is weighed, a talent

    1. a weight varying in different places and times

    2. 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)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τάλαντον tálanton, tal'-an-ton; neuter of a presumed derivative of the original form of τλάω tláō (to bear; equivalent to G5342); a balance (as supporting weights), i.e. (by implication) a certain weight (and thence a coin or rather sum of money) or "talent":—talent.
STRONGS G5007:
τάλαντον, ταλάντου, τό (ΤΑΛΑΩ, ΤΛΑΩ (to bear));
1. the scale of a balance, a balance, a pair of scales (Homer).
2. that which is weighed, a talent, i. e.
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 the currency; the Attic talent was equal to 60 Attic minae or 6,000 drachmae, and worth about 200 pounds sterling or 1,000 dollars (cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2 b.). But in the N. T. probably the Syrian talent is referred to, which was equal to about 237 dollars (but see BB. DD., under the word ): Matthew 18:24; Matthew 25:15f (Matthew 25:18 Lachmann), Matthew 25:20,22,24f,28. (The Sept. for כִּכָּר, Luth. Centner, the heaviest Hebrew weight; on which see Kneucker in Schenkel v., p. 460f; (BB. DD., under the word ).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
18:24; 25:15; 25:18; 25:20; 25:22; 25:24; 25:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5007 matches the Greek τάλαντον (talanton),
which occurs 15 times in 8 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:24 - In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:15 - He gave five bags of silver[fn] to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:16 - “The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:20 - The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:22 - “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:24 - “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:25 - I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:28 - “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver.
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