Matthew 25:15

πέντε, δύο, ἕν : the number of talents given in each case corresponded to the master's judgment of the capacity (δύναμιν) of each man. All were supposed to be trustworthy and more or less capable. Even one talent represented a considerable sum, especially for that period when a denarius was a day's wage. καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν, and then he went away. So ends the account of the master's action. εὐθέως should be connected with πορευθεὶς, whereby it gains significance as indicating the temper of the servant. He lost no time in setting about plans for trading, with the talents entrusted to him (so Fritzsche, Weiss, Schanz, and Holtz., H. C.).