Mina
μνᾶStrong’s G3414mna
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mna is the Greek word usually translated “minas”, “mina” and “more minas”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.”
Meaning
Usually translated “minas”, “mina” and “more minas”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- minas 4
- mina 4
- more minas 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 6
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 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.)
Greek dictionary
μνᾶ mna · mina
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mina” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MI'NA, noun
[Latin mina ]
A weight or denomination of money. The mina of the Old Testament was valued at sixty shekels. The Greek or Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas, about f2. l7s.sterling, $10.44 cents.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.