monogenēs · only, unique

What it means

monogenēs (μονογενής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “only, unique”.

The only one of its kind.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Someone's one son or daughter; Jesus, God's unique Son.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• John×4
• Hebrews×1
• 1 John×1

• Luke 7:12

  And as he drew near to the gate of the town, look, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.

• Luke 8:42

  because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as he went, the crowds were crushing him.

• Luke 9:38

  And look, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he is my only child.

• John 1:14

  And the Word became flesh and pitched his tent among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and of truth.

• John 1:18

  No one has ever seen God; the only one, who is God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.

• John 3:16

  For God loved the world in this way: that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life.

• John 3:18

  Whoever believes in him is not judged; but whoever does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

• Hebrews 11:17

  By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and the one who had received the promises was offering up his only son,

• 1 John 4:9

  By this the love of God was revealed among us: that God has sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.