What does μόνος · καταλείπω mean in the Bible?
e. sole or single; by implication, mere".
Greek · G3441, G2641
μόνος κατελείφθη
Alone · to leave behind
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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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καταλείπω G2641 to leave behind
Pronunciation kataleípō
To leave behind or abandon, often implying deliberate departure from a person, place, or obligation.
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What does μόνος κατελείφθη (monos kateleiphthē) mean in the Bible?
μόνος · καταλείπω is a Greek phrase meaning "remaining, i.e. sole or single; by implication, mere".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3441, G2641?
G3441, G2641 is connected to 110 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. remaining, i.e. sole or single; by implication, mere
Source Gloss
remaining, i.e. sole or single; by implication, mere
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 110 Case pattern Accusative (77) Number pattern Singular (99)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:23 · Matt 24:36 · Mark 6:47 · Luke 5:21 · Luke 9:36 · Luke 24:18 · John 6:15 · John 8:16 · John 12:24 · John 16:32 · Rom 11:3 · Rom 16:4 · 1 Cor 9:6 · 1 Tim 6:15 · 1 Tim 6:16 · 2 Tim 4:11 19×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine John 6:22 · Phil 4:15 · Col 4:11 · 1 Thess 3:1 4×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:15 · John 5:44 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:4 · Matt 4:10 · Luke 4:4 · Luke 4:8 · 1 Tim 1:17 · Jude 1:25 6×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 12:4 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:47 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 9:21 · Matt 14:36 · Matt 21:19 · Matt 21:21 · Mark 5:36 · Mark 6:8 · Luke 8:50 · John 5:18 · John 11:52 · John 13:9 · John 17:20 · Acts 8:16 · Acts 11:19 · Acts 18:25 60×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 17:8 · Mark 9:8 · John 8:29 · John 12:9 · John 16:32 · John 17:3 · Acts 26:29 · Rom 4:23 · Gal 6:4 · Phil 2:27 · Jude 1:4 11×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Mark 9:2 · Luke 6:4 · 1 Cor 14:36 3×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Mark 4:10 · Luke 9:18 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 10:40 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 24 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 17 future 3 present 2 perfect 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 20 passive 4
Mood
participle 11 indicative 11 infinitive 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:13 καταλιπὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 16:4 καταλιπὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 19:5 καταλείψει future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:17 καταλιπὼν aorist active participle participle Mark 10:7 καταλείψει future active indicative prospective Mark 12:19 καταλίπῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 12:21 καταλιπὼν aorist active participle participle Mark 14:52 καταλιπὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 5:28 καταλιπὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 10:40 κατέλειπεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 15:4 καταλείπει present active indicative ongoing Luke 20:31 κατέλιπον aorist active indicative completed John 8:9 κατελείφθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 6:2 καταλείψαντας aorist active participle participle Acts 18:19 κατέλιπεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 21:3 καταλιπόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 24:27 κατέλιπε aorist active indicative completed Acts 25:14 καταλελειμμένος perfect passive participle participle Romans 11:4 Κατέλιπον aorist active indicative completed Ephesians 5:31 καταλείψει future active indicative prospective 1 Thessalonians 3:1 καταλειφθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Hebrews 4:1 καταλειπομένης present passive participle participle Hebrews 11:27 κατέλιπεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Peter 2:15 καταλιπόντες aorist active participle participle
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)
Word Origins
μόνος κατελείφθη is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain