| 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 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) |