Word study · Greek
mamōnas
wealth, money
Say it: mah-moh-NAHS (approximate)
μαμωνᾶς
What it means
An Aramaic word for money or property, treated by Jesus as a rival master. "You can't serve God and mammon" (16:13), and Luke applies it to the Pharisees who loved money (16:14).
Range of meaning
- Wealth or propertyWhat a person owns.
- Money as a masterWealth treated as something people serve.
In Luke
- Chapter 16
"You can't serve God and mammon" (16:9, 16:11, 16:13).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G3126 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources