The meaning of “μαμμωνᾶς”
Understanding mammōnâs reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of Chaldee origin (confidence, i.e. wealth, personified) mammon. - mammonas, i.e. avarice (deified)
μαμμωνᾶς
of Chaldee origin (confidence, i.e. wealth, personified) mammon. - mammonas, i.e. avarice (deified)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 6:24 | “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Word: μαμμωνᾶς (mammōnâs) | |
| Luke 16:9 | “And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.” Word: μαμμωνᾶς (mammōnâs) | |
| Luke 16:11 | “If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?” Word: μαμμωνᾶς (mammōnâs) | |
| Luke 16:13 | “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Word: μαμμωνᾶς (mammōnâs) |