John 3:16:12John.3.16.W12TAB
μονογενῆ
monogenê
“only-begotten”
- Transliteration
- mo-no-ge-NÊ
- Extended
- moh-noh-geh-NÊ
- IPA
- /mo.no.geˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- only-begotten
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-no-ge-NÊ
- sentence
HOU-tôs GAR ê-GA-pê-sen ho the-OS TON KOS-mon HÔ-ste TON hy-ON TON mo-no-ge-NÊ E-dô-ken HI-na PÂS ho pi-STEU-ôn eis au-TON MÊ a-PO-lê-tai al-LA E-khê dzō-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on
Exegesis
Hoste {ὥστε | hṓste} ‘with the result that’ introduces the first outcome clause, and the repeated article in ton huion ton monogene {τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ | ton huión ton monogenḗ} ‘the Son, the only one of His kind’ creates an attributive emphasis that highlights the Son’s singular status.
Root and etymology
genosgamma epsilon nu omicron sigma
“kind, offspring”
In context — John 3:16
For God loved the world in this way: He gave His only Son , so that everyone who believes in Him may not be lost but may have eternal life.
About this coordinate
John 3:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 3:16, so the Greek word μονογενῆ (monogenê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.3.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.16.W12.S1) and character.