Mammon. Mammon in the New Testament of the Bible is commonly thought to mean money, material wealth, or any entity that promises wealth, and is associated with the greedy pursuit of gain.
The Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke both quote Jesus using the word in a phrase often rendered in English as You cannot serve both God and mammon. In the Middle Ages it was often personified as a deity and sometimes included in the seven princes of Hell.
Mammon in Hebrew means money. The word Mammon comes into English from post-classical Latin mammona 'wealth', used most importantly in the Vulgate Bible.
The spelling ᾷ refers to a Syrian deity, god of riches; Hence riches, wealth; ᾶ is transliterated from Aramaic and also means wealth. However, it is not clear what the earlier history of the Aramaic form is. According to the Textus Receptus of the New Testament, the Greek word translated Mammon is spelled ᾷ in the Sermon on the Mount at Matt.
6:24, and ᾶ in the Parable of the Unjust Steward at Luke 16:9,11,13. The 27th edition of the popular Critical Text of the New Testament has ᾶ in all four places with no indication of any textual variances, thereby ignoring the Textus Receptus reading at Matt. 6:24. The Liddell and Scott Lexicon has a listing for each spelling, indicating that each occurs only in the New Testament, nowhere else in ancient and Hellenistic Greek literature. The sp
The Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke both quote Jesus using the word in a phrase often rendered in English as You cannot serve both God and mammon. In the Middle Ages it was often personified as a deity and sometimes included in the seven princes of Hell.
Mammon in Hebrew means money. The word Mammon comes into English from post-classical Latin mammona 'wealth', used most importantly in the Vulgate Bible.
The spelling ᾷ refers to a Syrian deity, god of riches; Hence riches, wealth; ᾶ is transliterated from Aramaic and also means wealth. However, it is not clear what the earlier history of the Aramaic form is. According to the Textus Receptus of the New Testament, the Greek word translated Mammon is spelled ᾷ in the Sermon on the Mount at Matt.
6:24, and ᾶ in the Parable of the Unjust Steward at Luke 16:9,11,13. The 27th edition of the popular Critical Text of the New Testament has ᾶ in all four places with no indication of any textual variances, thereby ignoring the Textus Receptus reading at Matt. 6:24. The Liddell and Scott Lexicon has a listing for each spelling, indicating that each occurs only in the New Testament, nowhere else in ancient and Hellenistic Greek literature. The sp
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