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Lexicon :: Strong's G3126 - mamōnas

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μαμωνᾶς
Transliteration
mamōnas (Key)
Pronunciation
mam-mo-nas'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Aramaic origin (confidence, i.e. wealth, personified)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s)
TR
4x in 3 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:388,552

Strong’s Definitions

μαμμωνᾶς mammōnâs, mam-mo-nas'; of Chaldee origin (confidence, i.e. wealth, personified); mammonas, i.e. avarice (deified):—mammon.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3126 in the following manner: mammon (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3126 in the following manner: mammon (4x).
  1. mammon

  2. treasure

  3. riches (where it is personified and opposed to God)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μαμμωνᾶς mammōnâs, mam-mo-nas'; of Chaldee origin (confidence, i.e. wealth, personified); mammonas, i.e. avarice (deified):—mammon.
STRONGS G3126:
μαμωνᾶς (G L T Tr WH), incorrectly Μαμμωνᾶς (Rec. (in Matt.)), μαμωνᾷ (Buttmann, 20 (18); Winer's Grammar, § 8, 1), , mammon (Chaldean מָאמונָא, to be derived, apparently, from אָמַן; hence, what is trusted in (cf. Buxtof, Lex. chald. talmud. et rabbin. col. 1217f (especially Fischer edition, p. 613f); according to Gesenius (Thesaurus i., 552) contracted from מַטְמון, treasure (Genesis 43:23); cf. B. D., under the word; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, 2:269)), riches: Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:13 (where it is personified and opposed to God; cf. Philippians 3:19); Luke 16:9, 11. (lucrum punice mammon dicitur, Augustine (de serm. Dom. in monte, 1. ii. c. xiv. (sec. 47)); the Sept. translated the Hebrew אֱמוּנָה in Isaiah 33:6 θησαυροί, and in Psalm 36:3 (Ps. 37:3) πλοῦτος.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
43:23
Psalms
36:3; 37:3
Isaiah
33:6
Matthew
6:24
Luke
16:9; 16:11; 16:13
Philippians
3:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3126 matches the Greek μαμωνᾶς (mamōnas),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters, for 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 God and money.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:9 - And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth,[fn] so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:11 - If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:13 - No servant can serve two masters, for 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 God and money.”
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