Free Online Bible Library | Begotten (Begetting)

We also have classes for:

Pastors, Church Leaders, the Church, and New Believers.

Courses cover a wide range of Bible, Theology and Ministry topics.

Would you do us the favor of answering this two question poll so we can know how to serve you better? You will also be given the opportunity to join our team tasked with how to make BiblicalTraining.org better. Thank you.  --Bill Mounce

Search

Begotten (Begetting)

Christ, by contrast, is ὑιός, “son” of God, to John, but this verb is not used in the NT to describe God’s relationship to Him. “Only-begotten” (1:14, etc.) is a mistranslation in older VSS of μονογενής, G3666, “only,” “unique” prob. corresponding to Heb. יָחִיד, H3495, of which “beloved” is another NT tr. See also Son of God.

Bibliography

G. Abbot-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT (1937); W. F. Arndt and F. W. Gingrich, Greek-English Lexicon of the NT (1957).