<P> The talent ( Latin : talentum , from Ancient Greek : τάλαντον , talanton ' scale , balance , sum ' ) 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 . A Greek , or Attic talent , was 26 kilograms ( 57 lb ) ( approximately the mass of water required to fill an amphora ) , a Roman talent was 32.3 kilograms ( 71 lb ) , an Egyptian talent was 27 kilograms ( 60 lb ) , and a Babylonian talent was 30.3 kilograms ( 67 lb ) . 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 58.9 kilograms ( 130 lb ) . </P>
<P> The talent ( Latin : talentum , from Ancient Greek : τάλαντον , talanton ' scale , balance , sum ' ) 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 . A Greek , or Attic talent , was 26 kilograms ( 57 lb ) ( approximately the mass of water required to fill an amphora ) , a Roman talent was 32.3 kilograms ( 71 lb ) , an Egyptian talent was 27 kilograms ( 60 lb ) , and a Babylonian talent was 30.3 kilograms ( 67 lb ) . 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 58.9 kilograms ( 130 lb ) . </P>
what is a talent in the new testament
what is a talent in the new testament
58.9 kilograms ( 130 lb )
58.9 kilograms ( 130 lb )