[B-Greek] only begotten
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Dec 9 06:56:38 EST 2003
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requires.Hereafter, please observe BG Protocol. Thanks. cwc
At 9:13 PM -0700 12/8/03, Brian P Magnuson wrote:
>Joh 3:16
>only begotten
>G3439
>µ????e??´?
>monogene¯s
>Thayer Definition:
>1) single of its kind, only
>1a) used of only sons or daughters (viewed in relation to their parents)
>1b) used of Christ, denotes the only begotten son of God
>Part of Speech: adjectiveA Related Word by Thayers/Strongs Number: from
>G3441 and G1096Citing in TDNT: 4:737, 606
>Can someone give me understanding of the second half of monogenes?
>Does it mean unique or beginning or begot or what?
>Thank you so much !
>Brian Magnuson
At 9:11 PM -0700 12/8/03, Brian P Magnuson wrote:
>Joh 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which
>is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him]. KJV
>Joh 1:18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in
>the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.NASB
>Why do these two translations differ in only begotten son and only
>begotten God? Is it the manuscripts? And which is accurate? I always
>liked the NASB the best but after this I'm wondering lol.
>
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