noun · feminine
mnas
Greekμνᾶ (mna)
Strong’sG3414
a mina
stem mn-9 times in the New Testament3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μνᾶ, -ᾶς, ἡ
(a Semitic word; cf. Heb. מָנֶה, Aram. מְנֵא, a weight and a sum of money = 100 shekels, cf. III Ki 10:17),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3414 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmnah
a mna (i.e. mina), a certain weight
Fromof Latin origin;
King Jamespound.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | mnas3×μνᾶ | mnais |
| object accusative | mnan1×μνᾶν | mnain5×μνᾶς |
| direct address vocative | mnar | mnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | mnau | mnaiu |
| to, for dative | mna | mnai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
mna is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
mnas“mina”subjectnominative singular3×
Luke 19:16“mina”paragineta de tos prōtos legarōtos; Kurior, tas mnas su deka prosergazeta mnain.The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
Luke 19:18“mina”kai erchata tos deuteros legarōtos; Tas mnas su, kurior, poiata pente mnain.The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
Luke 19:20“mina”kai tos heteros erchata legarōtos; Kurior, idou tas mnas su han echame apokeierōtan en soudarie;Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
mnan“mina”objectaccusative singular1×
Luke 19:24“mina”kai toi paristanarētoi legata; Airavar apo autou tan mnan kai dōavar to tain deka mnain echarōtoThen he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
mnain“minas”objectaccusative plural5×
Luke 19:13“minas”kalaratos de deka douloin heautou dōata autoi deka mnain kai legata pros autoin; Pragmateuevar en ho erchemō.Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
Luke 19:16“minas”paragineta de tos prōtos legarōtos; Kurior, tas mnas su deka prosergazeta mnain.The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
Luke 19:18“minas”kai erchata tos deuteros legarōtos; Tas mnas su, kurior, poiata pente mnain.The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
Luke 19:24“minas”kai toi paristanarētoi legata; Airavar apo autou tan mnan kai dōavar to tain deka mnain echarōtoThen he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
Luke 19:25“minas”kai legala auto; Kurior, echatō deka mnain‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’