μαμωνᾶς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Aramaic מָמוֹנָא (māmōnā, “wealth”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μαμωνᾶς • (mamōnâs) m (genitive μαμωνᾶ); first declension (Koine)

  1. wealth, property, money
  2. Mammon (wealth personified)
    • 70 CE – 90 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 6:24:
      οὐ δύνασθε θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ.
      ou dúnasthe theōî douleúein kaì mamōnāî.
      You cannot serve God and Mammon.

Inflection

First declension of ὁ μαμωνᾶς; τοῦ μαμωνᾶ (Koine)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ μαμωνᾶς
ho mamōnâs 		τὼ μαμωνᾶ
tṑ mamōnâ 		οἱ μαμωναῖ
hoi mamōnaî
Genitive τοῦ μαμωνᾶ
toû mamōnâ 		τοῖν μαμωναῖν
toîn mamōnaîn 		τῶν μαμωνῶν
tôn mamōnôn
Dative τῷ μαμωνᾷ
tōî mamōnāî 		τοῖν μαμωναῖν
toîn mamōnaîn 		τοῖς μαμωναῖς
toîs mamōnaîs
Accusative τὸν μαμωνᾶν
tòn mamōnân 		τὼ μαμωνᾶ
tṑ mamōnâ 		τοὺς μαμωνᾶς
toùs mamōnâs
Vocative μαμωνᾶ
mamōnâ 		μαμωνᾶ
mamōnâ 		μαμωναῖ
mamōnaî

Descendants

  • Greek: Μαμωνάς (Mamonás)
  • → Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍉𐌽𐌰 (mammōna)
  • → Latin: mammōna, mamōna

References

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