What does κατά · μόνος mean in the Bible?
κατά · μόνος is a Greek phrase meaning "alone, privately, by oneself".
Greek · G2596, G3441
κατὰ μόνας
According to · alone
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κατά G2596 according to
Pronunciation katá
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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 κατὰ μόνας (kata monas) mean in the Bible?
κατά · μόνος is a Greek phrase meaning "alone, privately, by oneself".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2596, G3441?
G2596, G3441 is connected to 469 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. alone, privately, by oneself
Source Gloss
alone, privately, by oneself
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 469
Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 2:22 · Matt 5:11 · Matt 5:23 · Matt 8:32 · Matt 9:29 · Matt 10:35 · Matt 12:14 · Matt 12:25 · Matt 12:30 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 14:13 469×
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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