Luke 16:11:6Luke.16.11.W6TAB
μαμωνᾷ
mamōnai
“mammon”
- Transliteration
- ma-mō-NAI
- Extended
- mah-moh-NAI
- IPA
- /ma.mɔːˈnaːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- mammon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-mō-NAI
- sentence
ei OUN en tôi a-DI-kôi ma-mō-NAI pi-STOI ouk e-GE-nes-the to a-lê-thi-NON TIS hy-MIN pi-STEÚ-sei
Exegesis
The phrase en to adikō mamōna {ἐν τῷ ἀδίκῳ μαμωνᾷ | en toî a-dí-kō ma-mō-nâ} functions as a dative of sphere marking the domain in which faithfulness is tested.
Root and etymology
mamōnasmu–alpha–mu–omega–nu–alpha–sigma
“wealth, possessions”
In context — Luke 16:11
If therefore you were not faithful with the unrighteous mammon , who will entrust to you the true riches ?
About this coordinate
Luke 16:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 16:11, so the Greek word μαμωνᾷ (mamōnai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.16.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.11.W6.S1) and character.