1) the scale of a balance, a balance, a pair of scales
2) that which is weighed, a talent
2a) a weight varying in different places and times
2b) a sum of money weighing a talent and varying in different states and according to the changes in the laws regulating currency
2b1) the Attic talent was equal to 60 Attic minae or 6000 drachmae
2b2) a talent of silver in Israel weighed about 100 pounds (45 kg)
2b3) a talent of gold in Israel weighed about 200 pounds (91 kg)
Part of Speech: noun neuter
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Neuter of a presumed derivative of the original form of τλάω tlao4 (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.
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These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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