Greek · G3440 · unreviewed

μόνον

Merely

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μόνον G3440
Pronunciation mónon

What does μόνον (mónon) mean in the Bible?

μόνον (mónon) is a Greek word meaning "merely". μόνον, see: μόνος.

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Meaning

merely
Extended definition

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

μόνος, -η, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for לְבַד ;]

1adj., alone, solitary, forsaken: with verb., Mat.14:23, Mrk.6:47, Luk.9:36, al.; with pron., Mat.18:15, Mrk.9:2, al.; with subst., Mrk.9:8, Luk.4:8, al.; pleonast., οὐκ . . . εἰ μὴ μ., Mat.12:4, Luk.6:4, al.; attrib., only, (ὁ) μ. θεός, Jhn.5:44 17:3, Rom.16:27, 1Ti.1:17, Ju 25.
2As adv.,
aneut., (μόνον, alone, only: referring to verb or predic., Mat.9:21, Mrk.5:36, Jas.1:22, al. (see Bl., §44, 2); οὐ (μὴ) μ., Gal.4:18, Jas.1:22; οὐ μ. . . . ἀλλά (Bl, §77, 13.3), Act.19:26, 1Jn.5:6, al.; id. before καί (Bl., §81, 1.2), Rom.5:3 9:10, 2Co.8:19, al.;
bκατὰ μόνας, alone (Bl., §44, 1), Mrk.4:10, Luk.9:18.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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Matt 10:42 · Phil 1:29
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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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