Strong G3440μόνον
only
- Transliteration
- monon
- Pronunciation
- mon'-on
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Neuter of G3441 as adverb; merely: - alone but only.
Detailed definition
μόνον, see: μόνος.
μόνος, -η, -ον,
[in LXX chiefly for לְבַד;]
1. adj., 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.
2. As adv.,
__(a) neut., (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.;
__(b) κατὰ μόνας, alone (Bl., §44, 1), Mrk.4:10, Luk.9:18.
(AS)
μόνος, -η, -ον,
[in LXX chiefly for לְבַד;]
1. adj., 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.
2. As adv.,
__(a) neut., (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.;
__(b) κατὰ μόνας, alone (Bl., §44, 1), Mrk.4:10, Luk.9:18.
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3440 appears in 68 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- only64
- alone3
- but1
First verses
- Matthew 5:47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
- Matthew 8:8The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
- Matthew 9:21For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
- Matthew 10:42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
- Matthew 14:36And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
- Matthew 17:8And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
- Matthew 21:19And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
- Matthew 21:21Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
- Mark 5:36As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
- Mark 6:8And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
- Mark 9:8And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
- Luke 8:50But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
- John 5:18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
- John 11:52And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
- John 12:9Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
- John 13:9Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
- John 17:20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
- Acts 8:16(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
- Acts 11:19Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
- Acts 18:25This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
Related to: μονόω,
Epic dialect and Ionic dialect μουνόω, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.117, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (see. below))]; but μον- in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.470)]: (μόνος):— make single or solitary, ἡμετέρην γενεὴν μούνωσε Κρονίων made our race single, i. e. allowed but one son in each generation, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.117)]; μ. τὸν Φίλιππον leave him isolated, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.16.10)]; get alone, τινὰ ἐν σπήλυγγι [Refs (“Anthologia Graeca” 9.451)]; strip of predicates, make unique, [θεόν] [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.8.15.)]
II more frequently in passive, to be left alone, forsaken, ἐνὶ Τρώεσσι μονωθείς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [same place]; μουνωθέντα παρ᾽ οἴεσιν ἢ παρὰ βουσίν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.386)]; ἐμουνοῦντο they were left each man by himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.123)]; μουνωθέντα taken apart, without witnesses (variant for{μουνόθεν}), [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 1.116; γυνὴ μονωθεῖσ᾽ οὐδέν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 749)]; of animals when hunted, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 9.9)]; when left solitary, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 578b33)]; of the soul, to be separated from the body, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 36)]; of things, to be taken alone, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1096b17)]; to be isolated in thought, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 195.)]
II.2 with genitive person, μεμουνωμένοι συμμάχων deserted by allies, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.102, compare 6.15, 7.139)]; μονωθεὶς δάμαρτος, σοῦ μονούμενος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 296, 380; δεσποτῶν μονούμενος [prev. author] “Rh.” 871; μονωθεῖσ᾽ ἀπὸ πατρός [prev. author] “IA” 669; μονωθεὶς μετ᾽ ὀλίγων 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.101: _absolutely_, μεμονωμένων εἰ κρατήσειαν [prev. author] 2.81, compare 5.40, 58. b. with _genitive_ _of things_, μεμονωμένοι τῆς τῶν ἱππέων βοηθείας)] bereft of.., [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.43)]; μονούμενος τῶν ἀγαθῶν separated from.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 710b)]; μονωθεῖσαι φρονήσεως without.., [Refs ([prev. author] “Ti.” 46e)]; μονωθεὶς ἐκ τῆς εἱρκτῆς, i. e. set free from.., [Refs ([prev. author] “Ax.” 370d.)]
Epic dialect and Ionic dialect μουνόω, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.117, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (see. below))]; but μον- in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.470)]: (μόνος):— make single or solitary, ἡμετέρην γενεὴν μούνωσε Κρονίων made our race single, i. e. allowed but one son in each generation, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.117)]; μ. τὸν Φίλιππον leave him isolated, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.16.10)]; get alone, τινὰ ἐν σπήλυγγι [Refs (“Anthologia Graeca” 9.451)]; strip of predicates, make unique, [θεόν] [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.8.15.)]
II more frequently in passive, to be left alone, forsaken, ἐνὶ Τρώεσσι μονωθείς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [same place]; μουνωθέντα παρ᾽ οἴεσιν ἢ παρὰ βουσίν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.386)]; ἐμουνοῦντο they were left each man by himself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.123)]; μουνωθέντα taken apart, without witnesses (variant for{μουνόθεν}), [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 1.116; γυνὴ μονωθεῖσ᾽ οὐδέν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 749)]; of animals when hunted, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 9.9)]; when left solitary, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 578b33)]; of the soul, to be separated from the body, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 36)]; of things, to be taken alone, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1096b17)]; to be isolated in thought, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 195.)]
II.2 with genitive person, μεμουνωμένοι συμμάχων deserted by allies, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.102, compare 6.15, 7.139)]; μονωθεὶς δάμαρτος, σοῦ μονούμενος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 296, 380; δεσποτῶν μονούμενος [prev. author] “Rh.” 871; μονωθεῖσ᾽ ἀπὸ πατρός [prev. author] “IA” 669; μονωθεὶς μετ᾽ ὀλίγων 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.101: _absolutely_, μεμονωμένων εἰ κρατήσειαν [prev. author] 2.81, compare 5.40, 58. b. with _genitive_ _of things_, μεμονωμένοι τῆς τῶν ἱππέων βοηθείας)] bereft of.., [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.43)]; μονούμενος τῶν ἀγαθῶν separated from.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 710b)]; μονωθεῖσαι φρονήσεως without.., [Refs ([prev. author] “Ti.” 46e)]; μονωθεὶς ἐκ τῆς εἱρκτῆς, i. e. set free from.., [Refs ([prev. author] “Ax.” 370d.)]