What does εὑρίσκω · μόνος mean in the Bible?
εὑρίσκω · μόνος is a Greek phrase meaning "Jesus was found alone".
Greek · G2147, G3441
εὑρέθη Ἰησοῦς μόνος
To find (literally or figuratively) · alone
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εὑρίσκω G2147 to find (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation heurískō
Finding occurs with or without search; metaphorically means discovering truth or attaining knowledge.
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μόνος G3441 alone
Pronunciation mónos
Emphasizes exclusive solitude or singularity; theologically, God's unique, incomparable oneness distinct from all creation.
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What does εὑρέθη Ἰησοῦς μόνος (heurethē Iēsous monos) mean in the Bible?
εὑρίσκω · μόνος is a Greek phrase meaning "Jesus was found alone".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2147, G3441?
G2147, G3441 is connected to 176 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Jesus was found alone
Source Gloss
Jesus was found alone
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 176 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 123×
Aorist Active Matt 22:10 · Matt 26:60 · Matt 27:32 · Mark 1:37 · Mark 11:4 · Mark 14:16 · Luke 2:46 · Luke 7:10 · Luke 8:35 · Luke 19:32 · Luke 22:13 · Luke 24:2 · Luke 24:3 · Luke 24:24 · Luke 24:33 · Acts 5:10 54×
Future Active Matt 7:7 · Matt 11:29 · Matt 21:2 · Mark 11:2 · Luke 2:12 · Luke 11:9 · Luke 19:30 · John 7:34 · John 7:36 · John 21:6 · Matt 10:39 · Matt 16:25 · Matt 24:46 · Mark 11:13 · Luke 12:37 · Luke 12:43 22×
Present Active Matt 7:8 · Matt 12:43 · Matt 12:44 · Matt 26:40 · Mark 14:37 · Luke 11:10 · Luke 11:25 · John 1:41 · John 1:43 · John 1:45 · John 5:14 · Acts 10:27 · Luke 13:7 · Luke 23:4 · John 18:38 · John 19:4 19×
Aorist Passive Matt 1:18 · Luke 9:36 · Luke 15:24 · Luke 15:32 · Acts 8:40 · Rom 7:10 · 1 Pet 2:22 · Rev 5:4 · Rev 12:8 · Rev 14:5 · Rev 18:24 · Rev 20:11 · Rev 20:15 · Luke 17:18 · Rev 16:20 · Rom 10:20 17×
Perfect Active John 1:41 · John 1:45 · 2 John 1:4 · Rev 3:2 4×
Imperfect Active Mark 14:55 · Luke 19:48 · Acts 7:11 3×
Future Passive 2 Cor 5:3 · 2 Pet 3:10 2×
Present Passive 1 Cor 15:15 1×
Imperfect Passive Heb 11:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 25×
Aorist Active Matt 10:39 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 13:46 · Luke 15:5 · John 9:35 · John 12:14 · Acts 11:26 · Acts 12:19 · Acts 18:2 · Acts 27:6 · Luke 2:45 · Luke 5:19 · John 6:25 · Acts 13:28 · Acts 17:6 · Acts 21:2 20×
Present Active Matt 7:14 · Acts 4:21 · Luke 11:24 3×
Aorist Passive Phil 2:7 1×
Aorist Middle Heb 9:12 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 7×
Aorist Active Matt 18:13 · Acts 7:46 · Acts 19:1 · 2 Cor 2:13 · 2 Tim 1:18 5×
Perfect Active Rom 4:1 1×
Aorist Passive 2 Pet 3:14 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 20×
Aorist Active Mark 13:36 · Luke 12:38 · Luke 15:4 · Luke 15:8 · Acts 9:2 · Luke 6:7 · Luke 9:12 · 2 Cor 9:4 · Matt 2:8 · Matt 22:9 · 2 Cor 12:20 · Heb 4:16 12×
Aorist Passive 1 Cor 4:2 · 1 Pet 1:7 · Rev 18:21 · Rev 18:22 · 2 Cor 12:20 · Phil 3:9 · Acts 5:39 · 2 Cor 11:12 8×
Optative wish or remote possibility 1×
Aorist Active Acts 17:27 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 172 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 118 future 23 present 22 perfect 5 imperfect 4
Voice
active 144 passive 27 middle 1
Mood
indicative 121 participle 25 subjunctive 19 infinitive 6 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:18 εὑρέθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 2:8 εὕρητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:14 εὑρίσκοντες present active participle participle Matthew 7:7 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:8 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 8:10 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:39 εὑρὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:39 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 11:29 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:43 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:44 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:44 εὑρὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 13:46 εὑρὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 16:25 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 17:27 εὑρήσεις future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:13 εὑρεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 18:28 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:6 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:19 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:2 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 22:10 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:9 εὕρητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 24:46 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:40 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:43 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:60 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:32 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:37 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:30 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:13 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Mark 11:13 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:2 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Mark 11:4 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 13:36 εὕρῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:16 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:37 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:40 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:55 ηὕρισκον imperfect active indicative background Luke 1:30 εὗρες aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:12 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain