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).
what is a talent in the new testament
58.9 kilograms (130 lb)