Greek word · G3440

μόνον

monon

only

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

μόνον, see: μόνος.

μόνος, -η, -ον,

[in LXX chiefly for לְבַד ;]

1. adj., alone, solitary, forsaken: with verb., Matthew 14:23, Mark 6:47, Luke 9:36, al.; with pron., Matthew 18:15, Mark 9:2, al.; with subst., Mark 9:8, Luke 4:8, al.; pleonast., οὐκ . . . εἰ μὴ μ., Matthew 12:4, Luke 6:4, al.; attrib., only, (ὁ) μ. θεός, John 5:44 17:3, Romans 16:27, 1 Timothy 1:17, Jude 1:25.

2. As adv.,

(a) neut., (μόνον, alone, only: referring to verb or predic., Matthew 9:21, Mark 5:36, James 1:22, al. (see Bl., §44, 2); οὐ (μὴ) μ., Galatians 4:18, James 1:22; οὐ μ. . . . ἀλλά (Bl, §77, 13.3), Acts 19:26, 1 John 5:6, al.; id. before καί (Bl., §81, 1.2), Romans 5:3 9:10, 2 Corinthians 8:19, al.;

(b) κατὰ μόνας, alone (Bl., §44, 1), Mark 4:10, Luke 9:18.

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Matthew · 1

  1. Matthew 10:42 μόνον only

    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

    Here: 'Only' or 'just': it stresses how tiny the gift is. No meal, no lodging, just a drink.

Philippians · 1

  1. Philippians 1:29 μόνον only

    For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

    Here: 'Not only.' Trusting in Christ is the gift they already know about. The surprise comes in the second half.

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