Luke 16:9:10Luke.16.9.W10TAB
μαμωνᾶ
mamōna
“mammon”
- Transliteration
- ma-mō-NA
- Extended
- mah-moh-NAH
- IPA
- /ma.moˈnaː/
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-NA
- sentence
KAI e-GÔ hy-MEEN LE-gō he-au-TOIS poi-Ē-sa-te PHI-lous ek tou ma-mō-NA tês a-di-KI-as HI-na HO-tan e-KLI-pêi DEK-sōn-tai hy-MAS eis tas ai-ō-NI-ous skê-NAS
Exegesis
The phrase ek tou mamōnā tēs adikías {ἐκ τοῦ μαμωνᾶ τῆς ἀδικίας | ek toû mamōnā tēs adikías} ‘from the mammon of unrighteousness’ uses a preposition of source to characterize the wealth as morally compromised.
Root and etymology
mamonmu–alpha–mu–omega–nu
“wealth, treasure”
In context — Luke 16:9
And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the mammon of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 16:9, so the Greek word μαμωνᾶ (mamōna) 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.16.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.9.W10.S1) and character.