Pound

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POUND.—See Money, § 7; Weights and Measures, § III.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909


(See WEIGHTS.) A Greek pound; a money of account; 60 in the talent; the weight depended on that of the talent. The Attic talent then was usual in Palestine.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.


Pound.
1. A weight. See Weights and Measures.
2. A sum of money put in the Old Testament, 1Ki_10:17; Ezr_2:69; Neh_7:71, for the Hebrew, maneh, worth in silver about $25.00. In the parable of the ten pounds, Luk_19:12-27, the reference appears to be to a Greek pound, a weight used as a money of account, of which sixty went to the talent. It was worth $15.00 to $17.00.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863


pound (מנה, māneh; μνᾶ, mná, λίτρα, lı́tra; Latin, libra): Pound does not correctly represent the Hebrew māneh, which was more than a pound (see MANEH). The litra of Joh_12:3 and Joh_19:39 is the Roman pound (libra) of 4, 950 grains, which is less than a pound troy, being about 10 1/3 oz. In a monetary sense (its use in Luk_19:13-25) it is the mna, or māneh, which was either of silver or gold, the former, which is probably the one referred to by Luke, being equal to 6, 17 British pounds, or about $33 (in 1915); the latter 102, 10 British pounds or $510 (in 1915). See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Figurative: ?Pound,? like ?talent,? is used in the New Testament for intellectual gifts and spiritual endowments, as in the passage given above.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.


Luk_19:13 (b) These pounds represent the quantity of the talents and gifts possessed rather than the quality. One Christian may be able to sing well, play well on an instrument, lead children's meetings, expound the Scriptures, and hold evangelistic services. This one has many "talents." Another Christian may have unusual ability as an evangelist, be outstanding in that particular ministry of Christian service, and not be able to play an instrument or lead singing or handle young people's work. This man's gift is the "pound." Some have less, and some have more of ability in one particular line. So some have one pound of ability, while others may have ten pounds. In the parable of the talents one may have two gifts for ministry and another may have eight or ten gifts in ministry. These are the "talents." (See under TALENTS).
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
press 1957.


Pound
(weight) is the rendering of one Heb. and one Greek word in the A. V.
1. מָנֶה, maneh (1Ki_10:17; Ezr_2:69; Neh_7:71-72). SEE MANESH.
2. Λίτρα, litra (Joh_12:3; Joh_19:39), is a Roman pound of twelve ounces, a libra. This pound, as used in trade and authorized by the Roman government, contained 6165 Paris grains, according to Boeckh (Metallurg. Unters. p. 160 sq.). The word λίτρα was adopted in the Aramaean dialect, לַיִטְרא(Buxtorf, Lex. Rabb. col. 1138). SEE WEIGHT.

CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.





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