1) the scale of a balance, a balance, a pair of scales
 2) that which is weighed, a talent
    2a) a weight varying in different places and times
    2b) 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)