Mammōnas μαμμωνᾶς
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| μαμμωνᾶς | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mammōnas |
| Strong's number | G3126 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | wealth |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (3) |
Mammōnas (Greek μαμμωνᾶς, Strong's G3126) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “wealth”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μαμωνᾶς (Rec. μαμμ-), -ᾶ (Bl., § 7, 4), ό (Aram. מָמוֺנָא),
mammon, riches: Mat.6:24, Luk.16:9, 11 16:13.†
(AS)
mammon, riches: Mat.6:24, Luk.16:9, 11 16:13.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mammon (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | money (2), wealth (2) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Mammōnas, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Luke
- Luke 16:9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
- Luke 16:11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
- Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).