Talent
τάλαντονStrong’s G5007talanton
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Talanton is the Greek word usually translated “talents” and “talent”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.”
Meaning
Usually translated “talents” and “talent”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- talents 12
- talent 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 8
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Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
- Matthew 25:16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
- Matthew 25:20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
- Matthew 25:22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
- Matthew 25:24Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
- Matthew 25:25And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Greek dictionary
τάλαντον talanton · talent
τάλαντομ, -ον, τ [in LXX for כִּכָּר ;] 1. a balance (Hom.). 2. that which is weighed, a talent; (a) a talent in weight (in Horn. always of gold); (b) a sum of money, whether gold or silver, equivalent to a talent in weight (see DB, iii, 418 ff.): Mat.18:24 25:15 ff.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “talent” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TAL'ENT, noun
[Latin talentum; Gr. to bear, allied to Latin tollo. The word is said to have originally signified a balance or scales.]
- Among the ancients, a weight, and a coin.
- talent among the Hebrews, was also a gold coin, the same with a shekel of gold; called also stater, and weighing only four drachmas.
- Faculty; natural gift or endowment; a metaphorical application of the word, said to be borrowed from the Scriptural parable of the talents. Matthew 25:24
- Eminent abilities; superior genius; as, he is a man of talents.
All definitions
- Particular faculty; skill.
- [Sp. talante, manner of performing any thing, will, disposition.] Quality; disposition.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.