What does μαμμωνᾶς (mammōnâs) mean in the Bible?
μαμμωνᾶς (mammōnâs): Personified wealth as a spiritual power competing with God for human allegiance and loyalty
Greek · G3126
μαμμωνᾶς
Wealth
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μαμμωνᾶς G3126
Pronunciation mammōnâs
What does μαμμωνᾶς (mammōnâs) mean in the Bible?
μαμμωνᾶς (mammōnâs): Personified wealth as a spiritual power competing with God for human allegiance and loyalty
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How does the BSB render G3126?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include money (2), wealth (2).
Where does μαμμωνᾶς (mammōnâs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It money 2× Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13
wealth 2× Luke 16:9, Luke 16:11
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 6:24
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 3
Source forms
μαμωνᾷ 3x mamōna Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:11, Luke 16:13
μαμωνᾶ 1x mamōna Luke 16:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:11, Luke 16:13
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Luke 16:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Personified wealth as a spiritual power competing with God for human allegiance and loyalty
Strong's G3126
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 16:1–13 Source Gloss
wealth
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:24 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
μαμμωνᾷ. mammwna
riches, money, possessions
Read verse Luke 16:9 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
μαμωνᾶ mamwna
riches, money, possessions
Read verse Luke 16:11 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
μαμωνᾷ mamwna
riches, money, possessions
Read verse Luke 16:13 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
μαμωνᾷ. mamwna
riches, money, possessions
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
wealth
wealth personified as a rival master
Additional Occurrences
Luke 16:1–13 μαμωνᾶ mammōnâs
Wealth, riches
Why This Word Matters
Clarifies the idolatrous danger of misplaced allegiance. Luke 16:1–13
Represents rival allegiance to material riches. Matthew 6:19–24
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain