Strong G3414μνᾶ
mina
- Transliteration
- mna
- Pronunciation
- mnah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Of Latin origin; a mna (that is mina) a certain weight: - pound.
Detailed definition
μνᾶ, -ᾶς, ἡ
(a Semitic word; cf. Heb. מָנֶה, Aram. מְנֵא, a weight and a sum of money = 100 shekels, cf. 3Ki.10:17),
a mina (Let.), mna, in Attic a weight and sum of money = 100 δραχμαί (which see): Luk.19:13, 16 19:18, 20 19:24-25.†
(AS)
(a Semitic word; cf. Heb. מָנֶה, Aram. מְנֵא, a weight and a sum of money = 100 shekels, cf. 3Ki.10:17),
a mina (Let.), mna, in Attic a weight and sum of money = 100 δραχμαί (which see): Luk.19:13, 16 19:18, 20 19:24-25.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3414 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pound6
First verses
- Luke 19:13And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
- Luke 19:16Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
- Luke 19:18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
- Luke 19:20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
- Luke 19:24And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
- Luke 19:25(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
μνᾶ, ἡ,
genitive μνᾶς, nominative plural μναῖ, etc., always contracted in Attic dialect, as [Refs (“IG” 12.10.3, 22.1627.299, etc.)]; Ionic dialect nominative plural μνέαι [Refs 6th c.BC+ (“Schwyzer” 707 (Ephesus, 6th c.BC), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.168, 6.79)]; accusative plural μνέας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Schwyzer” [same place], 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.149, 180, +others, μνέ[ας] “IG” 12(5).123b (from Paros))]; but accusative singular μνῆν [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 2.51; _genitive_ μνῆς [prev. author] 7.91; _genitive_ _plural_ μνέων [prev. author] 2.22)]; nominative plural μνέες falsa lectio for{μνέαι} in [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Syr.D.” 48)]:—mina,
I as a weight, = [Refs 4th c.BC+ (100 drachmae, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 22.76, etc., compare 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 9.59, 86.)]
II as a sum of money, also = [Refs 5th c.BC+ (100 drachmae, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.63, etc.)] (Semitic word, cf. Hebrew māneh.)
genitive μνᾶς, nominative plural μναῖ, etc., always contracted in Attic dialect, as [Refs (“IG” 12.10.3, 22.1627.299, etc.)]; Ionic dialect nominative plural μνέαι [Refs 6th c.BC+ (“Schwyzer” 707 (Ephesus, 6th c.BC), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.168, 6.79)]; accusative plural μνέας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Schwyzer” [same place], 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.149, 180, +others, μνέ[ας] “IG” 12(5).123b (from Paros))]; but accusative singular μνῆν [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 2.51; _genitive_ μνῆς [prev. author] 7.91; _genitive_ _plural_ μνέων [prev. author] 2.22)]; nominative plural μνέες falsa lectio for{μνέαι} in [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Syr.D.” 48)]:—mina,
I as a weight, = [Refs 4th c.BC+ (100 drachmae, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 22.76, etc., compare 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 9.59, 86.)]
II as a sum of money, also = [Refs 5th c.BC+ (100 drachmae, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.63, etc.)] (Semitic word, cf. Hebrew māneh.)