ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΕΣ, μονογενες
MONOGENES, monogenes
Sounds Like: moh-noh-geh-NES
Translations: only begotten, unique, one of a kind, only
From the root: ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'only begotten' or 'unique'. It is formed from 'μόνος' (monos), meaning 'only' or 'alone', and 'γένος' (genos), meaning 'race, kind, family, or offspring'. It describes something that is the only one of its kind, or the sole offspring. In theological contexts, it is famously used to describe Jesus as the 'only begotten' Son of God. It can also be used more generally to describe anything that is unique or singular in its existence.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3439 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 25:2
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 7:22
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 7:181
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 7:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΕΙΣ — only, only begotten, unique, one of a kind
- ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΗ — only begotten, unique, one and only
- ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΗΝ — only, only begotten, unique
- ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΟΥΣ — (of) only begotten, (of) unique, (of) one and only
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