[B-Greek] Unique Vs. Begotten

Wayne Leman wayne_leman at sil.org
Wed Jun 8 15:18:32 EDT 2005


Whoops, I intended to send this to the entire list yesterday, not just to 
Gary.
Wayne

> I didn't mean to provoke any sort of theological discussion, so let
> me ask my question in another way.  Does MONOGENHS derive from GINNAW
> (beget) or GENWMAI (become)?

It does not derive from the former, but many English translators over the
years have assumed that it does and so that is how "begotten" got into
translations. MONOGENHS means 'only, unique.'

> Also, is being born or begotten the only way to become a son
> (hUIOS)?

No, there are adoption and similar sonship relationships which are also
captured by hUIOS.

Wayne
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> Gary Hedrick




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