ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΗ, μονογενη
MONOGENĒ, monogenē
Sounds Like: moh-noh-geh-NAY
Translations: only begotten, unique, one and only
From the root: ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something as unique, singular, or one of a kind, especially in terms of origin or generation. It is often used to emphasize the special and singular relationship of a son to his father, particularly in theological contexts to describe Jesus Christ as the "only begotten" Son of God, meaning He is unique in His divine origin. It can also refer to an only child.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G3439 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 10:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΕΣ — only begotten, unique, one of a kind, only
- ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΗΝ — only, only begotten, unique
- ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΟΥΣ — (of) only begotten, (of) unique, (of) one and only
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