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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μαμμωνᾶςG3126
Pronunciationmammōnâs
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 Itmoney2×Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13
wealth2×Luke 16:9, Luke 16:11
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 6:24
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Matthew1Luke3
Source forms
μαμωνᾷ3xmamōnaMatthew 6:24, Luke 16:11, Luke 16:13
μαμωνᾶ1xmamōnaLuke 16:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular3xMatthew 6:24, Luke 16:11, Luke 16:13
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1xLuke 16:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Personified wealth as a spiritual power competing with God for human allegiance and loyalty
Strong'sG3126
Lexical occurrences0 versesGreek text appearances4 timesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 16:1–13Source Gloss
wealth
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 6:24Noun Dative Singular Masculine
μαμμωνᾷ.mammwna
riches, money, possessions
Read verseLuke 16:9Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
μαμωνᾶmamwna
riches, money, possessions
Read verseLuke 16:11Noun Dative Singular Masculine
μαμωνᾷmamwna
riches, money, possessions
Read verseLuke 16:13Noun 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 16:1–13μαμωνᾶmammōnâs
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
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