μονογενής monogenēs · G3439
unique
μονογενής, -ές; (μόνος, γένος), [in LXX: Jdg.11:34, Psa.22:20 25:16 35:17 (יָחִיד), Tob.3:15 6:10, 14 8:17, Wis.7:22, Bar.4:16 * ; ] ; only, only begotten (DCG, ii, 281), of sons and daughters : Luk.7:12 8:42 9:38, Heb.11:17; of Christ, Jhn.3:16, 18, 1Jn.4:9; μ. παρὰ πατρός, Jhn.1:14; μ. θεός, Jhn.1:18.† ; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
μονο-γενής, ές, ; Epic dialect and Ionic dialect μουνο-, (γένος) the only member of a kin or kind: hence, generally, only, single, παῖς []; of Hecate, []; 2 unique, of τὸ ὄν, []; 3 μ. αἷμα one and the same blood, uncertain reading in []; 4 Grammars, having one form for all genders, []; 5 name of the foot ¯ ¯ ¯ ?~X, []; II adverb -νῶς, φέρεται μ. ἐν ἑνὶ τόπῳ grows only in one place, []; II.2 in a unique manner, []
Where it's used 9 times
Luke 7:12 · Luke 8:42 · Luke 9:38 · John 1:14 · John 1:18 · John 3:16 · John 3:18 · Hebrews 11:17 · 1 John 4:9
Source: TBESG G3439; TFLSJ G3439
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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