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μόνον

Merely

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μόνονG3440
Pronunciationmónon

What does μόνον (mónon) mean in the Bible?

μόνον (mónon): Exclusive focus or restriction: only this, nothing else—often contrasts what is included versus excluded.

Full entry for μόνον (G3440) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does μόνον (mónon) mean in the Bible?

μόνον (mónon): Exclusive focus or restriction: only this, nothing else—often contrasts what is included versus excluded.

How does the BSB render G3440?

The BSB source-word alignment has 67 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include only (43), . . . (6), just (5), alone (4), but (2).

Where does μόνον (mónon) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:47. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (11), Acts (8), Matthew (8), Galatians (6).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
only43×Matthew 5:47, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 21:21, John 5:18
. . .6×Matthew 17:8, Matthew 21:19, Mark 6:8, Mark 9:8
just5×Matthew 8:8, Matthew 14:36, Mark 5:36, Luke 8:50
alone4×John 17:20, 1 Corinthians 15:19, James 2:24, 1 John 5:6
but2×Galatians 5:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:7
-1×Acts 11:19
[ They consist ] only1×Hebrews 9:10
[They] only [ do this ]1×Galatians 6:12
[They] only [asked us]1×Galatians 2:10
as long as1×1 Corinthians 7:39
even1×Matthew 10:42
Nevertheless1×Philippians 1:27
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:47μόνονtoonlyAdverbMatthew 8:8μόνονtojustAdverbMatthew 9:21μόνονtoonlyAdverbMatthew 10:42μόνονtoevenAdverbMatthew 14:36μόνονtojustAdverbMatthew 17:8μόνονto. . .AdverbMatthew 21:19μόνονto. . .AdverbMatthew 21:21μόνονtoonlyAdverbMark 5:36μόνονtojustAdverbMark 6:8μόνονto. . .Adverb
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowMatthew 5:47
Aligned rows67
Books represented19
Matthew8Mark3Luke1John5Acts8Romans111 Corinthians22 Corinthians5Galatians6Ephesians1Philippians31 Thessalonians32 Thessalonians11 Timothy12 Timothy2Hebrews2James21 Peter11 John2
Source forms
μόνον66xmononMatthew 5:47, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 10:42
Μόνον1xMononPhilippians 1:27
Parsing patterns
Adverb67xMatthew 5:47, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 10:42
Sources

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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