talanton · talent

What it means

talanton (τάλαντον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “talent”.

The largest unit of money, worth about six thousand denarii.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A very large sum of money.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• talents ×11
• talent ×3

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew 18:24

  And when he began to settle them, one debtor was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents.

• Matthew 25:15

  And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. At once

• Matthew 25:16

  the one who had received the five talents went and worked with them and gained another five.

• Matthew 25:20

  And the one who had received the five talents came up and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents; look, I have gained another five talents.’

• Matthew 25:22

  And the one with the two talents also came up and said, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents; look, I have gained another two talents.’

• Matthew 25:24

  And the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter;

• Matthew 25:25

  and being afraid, I went off and hid your talent in the ground; look, you have what is yours.’

• Matthew 25:28

  So take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.

And 6 more times.