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Only

[ A-1,Adjective,G3441, monos ]
alone, solitary," is translated "only," e.g., in Matthew 4:10; Matthew 12:4; Matthew 17:8; 1 Corinthians 9:6; 1 Corinthians 14:36; Philippians 4:15; Colossians 4:11; 2 John 1:1; it is used as an attribute of God in John 5:44; John 17:3; Romans 16:27; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:15-16; Jude 1:4, Jude 1:25; Revelation 15:4. See ALONE, A.

[ A-2,Adjective,G3439, monogenes ]
"only begotten" (No. 1 and genos, "offspring"), has the meaning "only," of human offspring, in Luke 7:12; Luke 8:42; Luke 9:38; the term is one of endearment, as well as of singleness. For Hebrews 11:17 See ONLY BEGOTTEN.

[ B-1,Adverb,G3441, monon ]
the neuter of A, No. 1, "only, exclusively," is translated "only," e.g., in Matthew 5:47; Matthew 8:8; John 5:18; John 11:52; John 12:9; John 13:9; frequently in Acts, Romans and Galatians. See ALONE, B, No. 1.

[ B-2,Adverb,G4133, plen ]
"howbeit, except that," is translated "only that" in the RV of Philippians 1:18 (AV, "notwithstanding"); "only" in Philippians 3:16 (AV, "nevertheless").

Notes:

(1) In Mark 2:7, AV, heis, "one" (so RV), is translated "only;" in James 4:12, RV, "one only" (AV, "one").

(2) For "only that" in Acts 21:25, AV, See the RV.

(3) The conjunction ei, "if," with the negative me, "not," is translated "but only" in Luke 4:26, RV (AV, "save"); Luke 4:27 (AV, "saving"); "only" in 1 Corinthians 7:17 (AV, "but"); in some mss. in Acts 21:25 (AV "save only").

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