TALENT

Talent

The talent was one of several ancient units of mass, a commercial weight, as well as corresponding units of value equivalent to these masses of a precious metal. The talent of gold was known to Homer, who described how Achilles gave a half-talent of gold to Antilochus as a prize. It was approximately the mass of water required to fill an amphora. A Greek, or Attic talent, was, a Roman talent was, an Egyptian talent was, and a Babylonian talent was . Ancient Israel, and other Levantine countries, adopted the Babylonian talent, but later revised the mass. The heavy common talent, used in New Testament times, was .

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talent

Noun

  1. A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.
  2. A desire or inclination for something.
  3. After Matthew 25, above: A marked natural ability or skill.
    He has the talent of touching his nose with his tongue.
  4. People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
    The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.
  5. The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
    Not much talent in this bar tonight – let's hit the clubs.


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