μονογενής
monogenēs
“unique”
Definition
only-born, i.e. sole
from G3441 (μόνος) and G1096 (γίνομαι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
μονογενής appears 9 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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