Word study · Greek
mamōnas
wealth, money
Say it: mah-moh-NAHS (approximate)
μαμωνᾶς
What it means
An Aramaic word for wealth or property, carried over into Greek. Jesus pictures it as a rival master that competes with God for loyalty, which is why older translations kept it as a name, "Mammon."
Range of meaning
- Wealth or propertyWhat a person owns.
- Money as a masterWealth treated as something people serve.
In Matthew
- Chapter 6
"You cannot serve God and money" (6:24).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3126 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources