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βᾶριν: an Egyptian word, used by Aeschylus (Pers. 554 et al.) of Persian vessels.

ταλάντων: about 1/40 of a ton; cf. i. 194. 3, those on the Euphrates are of ‘5,000 talents burden’.

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