Pound

Easton, 1897

(1.) A weight. Heb. maneh, equal to 100 shekels (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:71, Nehemiah 7:72). Gr. litra, equal to about 12 oz. avoirdupois (John 12:3; John 19:39).

(2.) A sum of money; the Gr. mna or mina (Luke 19:13, Luke 19:16, Luke 19:18, Luke 19:20, Luke 19:24, Luke 19:25). It was equal to 100 drachmas, and was of the value of about $3, 6s. 8d. of our money. (See MONEY.)