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Adjective (3-3-3)
Perseus Dictionary Entry (Liddell and Scott [and Jones]'s Greek-English Lexicon, 9th ed., 1925-1940) μονογενής
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Occurrences in the GNT
Inflections: 4 Total occurrences: 11
Occurrences in the LXX
Inflection Lemma Uncontracted Form(s) Parsing Translation(s) Verse(s) μονογενεῖς μονογενής μονογεν(ε)·ες, μονογεν(ε)·ας mas nom|voc pl or fem nom|voc pl, mas acc pl or fem acc pl unique (acc, nom|voc) TbBA 8:17 , TbS 8:17 μονογενές μονογενής μονογεν(ε)·ς neu nom|acc|voc sg or mas voc sg or fem voc sg unique (nom|acc|voc, voc) Wsd 7:22 μονογενὴ μονογενής μονογεν(ε)·α neu nom|acc|voc pl or mas acc sg or fem acc sg unique (acc, nom|acc|voc) Ode 14:13 μονογενῆ μονογενής μονογεν(ε)·α neu nom|acc|voc pl or mas acc sg or fem acc sg unique (acc, nom|acc|voc) Ps 21:21 , Ps 34:17 , PsSol 18:4 μονογενὴς μονογενής μονογεν(ε)·^ς mas nom sg or fem nom sg unique (nom) JgsA 11:34 , TbBA 6:11 , Ps 24:16 μονογενής μονογενής μονογεν(ε)·^ς mas nom sg or fem nom sg unique (nom) JgsB 11:34 , TbBA 3:15 , TbS 3:15 , TbS 6:15
Inflections: 6 Total occurrences: 14
ἀ·γενής -ές lowborn (adj.) ἀλλο·γενής -ές other-born (adj.) ἀνα+γεννάω to regenerate/rebirth (v.) /bring-forth-again γενεά, -ᾶς, ἡ generation (n.) race, family or kind; generation; age (timespan of a particular generation) γενέσια, -ίων, τά birthday (n.) γενετή, -ῆς, ἡ birth (n.) γένημα, -ατος, τό fruit (n.) fruit of γέννημα, -ατος, τό progeny (n.) (generation of) γέννησις, -εως, ἡ birth (n.) γεννητός -ή -όν born (adj.) γένο·ς, -ους, τό race (n.) race, class, kind ἔκ·γονος -ον offspring (adj.) [child, or grandchild] Ἑρμογένης, -ους, ὁ Hermogenes (n.) εὐ·γενέσ·τερος -α -ον more well-born (adj.) εὐ·γενής -ές upper-class (adj.) Lit:"well-born", hence upper-class, of-noble-birth ζωο·γονέω v.l. ζῳο- (cf. ζῳο·ποιέω) to to preserve alive gives life (v.) 1. properly, to bring forth alive.
2. to give life.
3. in the Bible to preserve alive. μονο·γενής -ές unique (adj.) Unique, one of a kind. While μ. may reference an only son/daughter; -γενής shouldn't be read to denote “born”, but “kind”.
Cf. Heb. 11: 17 Isaac as Abraham's μονογενῆ; Isaac wasn't Abraham's ONLY BORN, but his SPECIAL son in regards to God's promise. παλιγ·γενεσία, -ας, ἡ regeneration (n.) Lit: again-birth. By ext: regeneration, re-birth. born-again. (Used twice in GNT) πρό·γονος -ον fore-born (adj.) συγ·γενής -ές relative (adj.) of the same family or kind; a blood relative συγ·γενίς, -ίδος, ἡ cousin (n.) τεκνο·γονέω to bear children (v.) τεκνο·γονία, -ας, ἡ childbearing (n.) γεννάω to beget/birth (v.) Lit:"generate", hence beget/bring-forth/give-birth-to (Gen. 6:4): cause genesis of