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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5007 matches the Greek τάλαντον (talanton),
which occurs 47 times in 36 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:39 -

“The lampstand[fn] with all these utensils is to be made from seventy-five pounds[fn] of pure gold.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:24 -

All the gold of the presentation offering that was used for the project in all the work on the sanctuary, was 2,193 pounds,[fn] according to the sanctuary shekel.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:25 -

The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds,[fn] according to the sanctuary shekel ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:27 -

There were 7,500 pounds[fn] of silver used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the curtain ​— ​one hundred bases from 7,500 pounds, 75 pounds[fn] for each base.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:29 -

The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:30 -

He took the crown from the head of their king,[fn] and it was placed on David’s head. The crown weighed seventy-five pounds[fn] of gold, and it had a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:14 -

Now Hiram had sent the king nine thousand pounds[fn] of gold.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:28 -

They went to Ophir and acquired gold there ​— ​sixteen tons[fn] ​— ​and delivered it to Solomon.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 -

Then she gave the king four and a half tons[fn] of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did such a quantity of spices arrive as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:14 -

The weight of gold that came to Solomon annually was twenty-five tons,[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:24 -

then he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for 150 pounds[fn] of silver, and he built up the hill. He named the city he built Samaria[fn] based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:39 -

As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant marched out into the middle of the battle. Suddenly, a man turned aside and brought someone to me and said, ‘Guard this man! If he is ever missing, it will be your life in place of his life, or you will weigh out seventy-five pounds[fn] of silver.’

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:5 -

Therefore, the king of Aram said, “Go, and I will send a letter with you to the king of Israel.”

So he went and took with him 750 pounds[fn] of silver, 150 pounds[fn] of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:22 -

Gehazi said, “It’s all right. My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them seventy-five pounds[fn] of silver and two sets of clothing.’ ”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:19 -

King Pul[fn] of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul seventy-five thousand pounds[fn] of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grasp on the kingdom.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:14 -

So King Hezekiah of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish: “I have done wrong; withdraw from me. Whatever you demand from me, I will pay.” The king of Assyria demanded eleven tons[fn] of silver and one ton[fn] of gold from King Hezekiah of Judah.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:33 -

Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath to keep him from reigning in Jerusalem, and he imposed on the land a fine of seventy-five hundred pounds[fn] of silver and seventy-five pounds[fn] of gold.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:6 -

When the Ammonites realized they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent thirty-eight tons[fn] of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:2 -

Then David took the crown from the head of their king,[fn][fn] and it was placed on David’s head. He found that the crown weighed seventy-five pounds[fn] of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 -

“Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD ​— ​3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver,[fn] and bronze and iron that can’t be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:4 -

“100 tons[fn] of gold (gold of Ophir) and 250 tons[fn] of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:7 -

For the service of God’s house they gave 185 tons[fn] of gold and 10,000 gold coins,[fn] 375 tons[fn] of silver, 675 tons[fn] of bronze, and 4,000 tons[fn] of iron.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:8 -

Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet. He overlaid it with forty-five thousand pounds[fn] of fine gold.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:18 -

So Hiram[fn] sent ships to him by his servants along with crews of experienced seamen. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, took from there seventeen tons[fn] of gold, and delivered it to King Solomon.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 -

Then she gave the king four and a half tons[fn] of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There never were such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:13 -

The weight of gold that came to Solomon annually was twenty-five tons,[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:6 -

Then for 7,500 pounds[fn] of silver he hired one hundred thousand valiant warriors from Israel.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:9 -

Then Amaziah said to the man of God, “What should I do about the 7,500 pounds of silver I gave to Israel’s division? ”

The man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:5 -

He waged war against the king of the Ammonites. He overpowered the Ammonites, and that year they gave him 7,500 pounds[fn] of silver, 60,000 bushels[fn] of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:3 -

The king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and fined the land seventy-five hundred pounds[fn] of silver and seventy-five pounds[fn] of gold.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:22 -

up to 7,500 pounds[fn] of silver, 500 bushels[fn] of wheat, 550 gallons[fn] of wine, 550 gallons of oil, and salt without limit.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:26 -

I weighed out to them 24 tons[fn] of silver, silver articles weighing 7,500 pounds,[fn] 7,500 pounds of gold,

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:7 -

Drinks were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:9 -

“If the king approves, let an order be drawn up authorizing their destruction, and I will pay 375 tons of silver to[fn] the officials for deposit in the royal treasury.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:7 -

Mordecai told him everything that had happened as well as the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay the royal treasury for the slaughter of the Jews.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:7 -

Then a lead cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.

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