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Strong's G3440 μόνον (monon)

Monon means “merely” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3440 — yishvi (“Ishvi”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3440
Language Greek
Linked Usages 119
Books 35

Strong's G3440 Quick Answer

Strong's G3440 μόνον (monon) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. monon (mon'-on) adv. 1. merely [neuter of G3441 as adverb] It has 119 linked Bible usages across 35 books. Visible English usage signals include but, only, and alone. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
monon (mon'-on) adv. 1. merely [neuter of G3441 as adverb]
Usage
119 linked usages
Books
35 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
but, only, and alone

Meaning and Definition

monon (mon'-on) adv. 1. merely [neuter of G3441 as adverb] KJV: alone, but, only Root(s): G3441

Original Word
μόνον
Transliteration
monon
Derivation
Root: μόνος R1: 3441
Morphology
adverb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3440. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

only

Usage: μόνον, see: μόνος. μόνος, -η, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for לְבַד ;] __1. adj., alone, solitary, forsaken: with verb., Mat.14:23, Mrk.6:47, Luk.9:36, al.; with pron., Mat.18:15, Mrk.9:2, al.; with subst., Mrk.9:8, Luk.4:8, al.; pleonast., οὐκ . . . εἰ μὴ μ., Mat.12:4, Luk.6:4, al.; attrib., only, (ὁ) μ. θεός, Jhn.5:44 17:3, Rom.16:27, 1Ti.1:17, Ju 25. __2. As adv., __(a) neut., (μόνον, alone, only: referring to verb or predic., Mat.9:21, Mrk.5:36, Jas.1:22, al. (see Bl., §44, 2); οὐ (μὴ) μ., Gal.4:18, Jas.1:22; οὐ μ. .

. . ἀλλά (Bl, §77, 13.3), Act.19:26, 1Jn.5:6, al.; id. before καί (Bl., §81, 1.2), Rom.5:3 9:10, 2Co.8:19, al.; __(b) κατὰ μόνας, alone (Bl., §44, 1), Mrk.4:10, Luk.9:18. (AS)

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How Strong's G3440 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render monon, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

but Matthew 8:8 47× only Matthew 5:47 15× alone John 17:20

How Strong's G3440 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 65 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3440 (μόνον) appears 57 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3440 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3440 in the New Testament

65 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:47 KJV

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

Matthew 8:8 KJV

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

Matthew 9:21 KJV

For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

Strong's G3440 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 2:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.

Genesis 19:8 Septuagint / Brenton

But I have two daughters, who have not known a man. I will bring them out to you, and do ye use them as it may please you, only do not injury to these men, to avoid which they came under the shelter of my roof.

Genesis 24:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And if the woman should not be willing to come with thee into this land, thou shalt be clear from my oath, only carry not my son thither again.

Strong's G3440 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

35 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 11:7 Septuagint / Brenton

As Nebuchadnezzar king of all the earth liveth, and as his power liveth, who hath sent thee for the upholding of every living thing: for not only men shall serve him by thee, but also the beasts of the field, and the cattle, and the fowls of the air, shall live by thy power under Nebuchadnezzar and all his house.

Tobit 5:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Then he said unto him, Go, and tarry not. So he went in and said to his father, Behold, I have found one which will go with me. Then he said, Call him unto me, that I may know of what tribe he is, and whether he be a trusty man to go with thee.

Tobit 8:6 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou madest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wife for a helper and stay: of them came mankind: thou hast said, It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.

Strong's G3440 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 28:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And thence I went towards the east, into the midst of the mountain range of the desert, and

Usage Excerpts

First 119 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3440.

Genesis 2:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.
Genesis 19:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I have two daughters, who have not known a man. I will bring them out to you, and do ye use them as it may please you, only do not injury to these men, to avoid which they came under the shelter of my roof.
Genesis 24:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the woman should not be willing to come with thee into this land, thou shalt be clear from my oath, only carry not my son thither again.
Genesis 27:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his mother said to him, On me be thy curse, son; only hearken to my voice, and go and bring them me.
Genesis 34:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only on these terms will the men conform to us to dwell with us so as to be one people, if every male of us be circumcised, as they also are circumcised.
Genesis 34:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And shall not their cattle and their herds, and their possessions, be ours? only in this let us conform to them, and they will dwell with us.
Genesis 47:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
except only the land of the priests; Joseph bought not this, for Pharaoh gave a portion in the way of gift to the priests; and they ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they sold not their land.
Genesis 47:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joseph appointed it to them for an ordinance until this day; to reserve a fifth part for Pharaoh, on the land of Egypt, except only the land of the priests, that was not Pharaoh’s.
Exodus 12:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the first day shall be called holy, and the seventh day shall be a holy convocation to you: ye shall do no servile work on them, only as many things as will necessarily be done by every soul, this only shall be done by you.
Deuteronomy 22:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if a man find in the field a damsel that is betrothed, and he should force her and lie with her, ye shall slay the man that lay with her only.
Judges 6:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
behold, I put the fleece of wool in the threshing floor: if there be dew on the fleece only, and drought on all the ground, I shall know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.
Judges 6:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon said to God, Let not, I pray thee, thine anger be kindled with me, and I will speak yet once; I will even yet make one trial more with the fleece: let now the drought be upon the fleece only, and let there be dew on all the ground.
Judges 6:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God did so in that night; and there was drought on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.
2 Chronicles 18:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight neither against small nor great, but only against the king of Israel.
Esther 1:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
Esther 8:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is Adar. in a hundred and twenty-seven satrapies, from India to Ethiopia, even to those who are faithful to our interests. evil exhortation has made partakers of the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and has involved in irremediable calamities, many of those who were appointed to offices of authority, who had been entrusted with the management of their friends’ affairs; men, by the false sophistry of an evil disposition, have deceived the simple candor of the ruling powers. this, not so much from more ancient traditionary accounts, as it is immediately in your power to see it by examining what things have been wickedly perpetrated by the baseness of men unworthily holding power. it is right to take heed with regard to the future, that we may maintain the government in undisturbed peace for all men, needful changes, and ever judging those cases which come under our notice, with truly equitable decision. he, however, overcome by the pride of his station, endeavored to deprive us of our dominion, and our life; our kingdom, with their whole nation. We enjoin you then, having openly published a copy of this letter in every place, to give the Jews permission to use their own lawful customs, and to strengthen them, that on the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar, on the selfsame day, they may defend themselves against those who attacked them in a time of affliction. time of gladness. notable feasts, keep a distinct day with all festivity, that both now and hereafter it may be a day of deliverance to us and those who are well disposed toward the Persians, but to those that plotted against us a memorial of destruction.
Job 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I deliver him up to thee; Only save his life.
Job 19:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye speak against me; ye do not feel for me, but bear hard upon me.
Matthew 5:47 New Testament, KJV
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Matthew 8:8 New Testament, KJV
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
Matthew 9:21 New Testament, KJV
For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
Matthew 10:42 New Testament, KJV
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Matthew 14:36 New Testament, KJV
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Matthew 21:19 New Testament, KJV
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 21:21 New Testament, KJV
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Mark 5:36 New Testament, KJV
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Mark 6:8 New Testament, KJV
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
Luke 8:50 New Testament, KJV
But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
John 5:18 New Testament, KJV
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
John 11:52 New Testament, KJV
And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
John 12:9 New Testament, KJV
Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
John 13:9 New Testament, KJV
Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
John 17:20 New Testament, KJV
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Acts 8:16 New Testament, KJV
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Acts 11:19 New Testament, KJV
Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
Acts 18:25 New Testament, KJV
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
Acts 19:26 New Testament, KJV
Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
Acts 19:27 New Testament, KJV
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
Acts 21:13 New Testament, KJV
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 26:29 New Testament, KJV
And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Acts 27:10 New Testament, KJV
And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
Romans 1:32 New Testament, KJV
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Romans 3:29 New Testament, KJV
Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Romans 4:12 New Testament, KJV
And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.
Romans 4:16 New Testament, KJV
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
Romans 4:23 New Testament, KJV
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
Romans 5:3 New Testament, KJV
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
Romans 5:11 New Testament, KJV
And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Romans 8:23 New Testament, KJV
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Romans 9:10 New Testament, KJV
And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
Romans 9:24 New Testament, KJV
Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
Romans 13:5 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
1 Corinthians 7:39 New Testament, KJV
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:19 New Testament, KJV
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
2 Corinthians 7:7 New Testament, KJV
And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
2 Corinthians 8:10 New Testament, KJV
And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
2 Corinthians 8:19 New Testament, KJV
And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:
2 Corinthians 8:21 New Testament, KJV
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
2 Corinthians 9:12 New Testament, KJV
For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
Galatians 1:23 New Testament, KJV
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
Galatians 2:10 New Testament, KJV
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Galatians 3:2 New Testament, KJV
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians 4:18 New Testament, KJV
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
Galatians 5:13 New Testament, KJV
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Galatians 6:12 New Testament, KJV
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
Ephesians 1:21 New Testament, KJV
Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
Philippians 1:27 New Testament, KJV
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Philippians 1:29 New Testament, KJV
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
Philippians 2:12 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:27 New Testament, KJV
For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 New Testament, KJV
For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
1 Thessalonians 1:8 New Testament, KJV
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
1 Thessalonians 2:8 New Testament, KJV
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
2 Thessalonians 2:7 New Testament, KJV
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
1 Timothy 5:13 New Testament, KJV
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
2 Timothy 2:20 New Testament, KJV
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
2 Timothy 4:8 New Testament, KJV
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Hebrews 9:10 New Testament, KJV
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
Hebrews 12:26 New Testament, KJV
Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
James 1:22 New Testament, KJV
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
1 Peter 2:18 New Testament, KJV
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
1 John 2:2 New Testament, KJV
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 5:6 New Testament, KJV
This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
Judith 11:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As Nebuchadnezzar king of all the earth liveth, and as his power liveth, who hath sent thee for the upholding of every living thing: for not only men shall serve him by thee, but also the beasts of the field, and the cattle, and the fowls of the air, shall live by thy power under Nebuchadnezzar and all his house.
Tobit 5:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then he said unto him, Go, and tarry not. So he went in and said to his father, Behold, I have found one which will go with me. Then he said, Call him unto me, that I may know of what tribe he is, and whether he be a trusty man to go with thee.
Tobit 8:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou madest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wife for a helper and stay: of them came mankind: thou hast said, It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.
1 Maccabees 6:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither have they stretched out their hand against us only, but also against all their borders.
1 Maccabees 11:42 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So Demetrius sent unto Jonathan, saying, I will not only do this for thee and thy people, but I will greatly honor thee and thy nation, if opportunity serve.
2 Maccabees 4:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the which cause not only the Jews, but many also of other nations, took great indignation, and were much grieved for the unjust murder of the man.
2 Maccabees 6:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And thus this man died, leaving his death for an example of a noble courage, and a memorial of virtue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation.
2 Maccabees 7:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, while the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.
2 Maccabees 11:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then they praised the merciful God all together, and took heart, insomuch that they were ready not only to fight with men, but with most cruel beasts, and to pierce through walls of iron.
3 Maccabees 1:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Not the men only, the very walls and floor seemed to sound forth; all things preferring dissolution rather than to see the place defiled.
3 Maccabees 2:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and not satisfied with countless acts of impiety, his audacity so increased that he raised evil reports there, and many of his friends, watching his purpose attentively, joined in furthering his will.
3 Maccabees 3:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
On discovering this, so incensed was the wicked king, that he no longer confined his rage to the Jews in Alexandria. Laying his hand more heavily upon those who lived in the country, he gave orders that they should be quickly collected into one place, and most cruelly deprived of their lives.
3 Maccabees 3:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
have rejected the inestimable rights. Not only so, but by using speech, and by refraining from speech, they abhor the few among them who are heartily disposed toward us; ever deeming that their ignoble course of procedure will force us to do away with our reform.
4 Maccabees 1:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For they, winning admiration not only from men in general, but even from their persecutors, for their manliness and endurance, became the means of the destruction of the tyranny against their nation, having conquered the tyrant by their endurance, so that by them their country was purified.
4 Maccabees 2:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And it is not merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.
4 Maccabees 4:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So that he not only erected a gymnasium on the very citadel of our country, but neglected the guardianship of the temple.
4 Maccabees 5:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And it instructs us in justice, so that in all our dealings we render what is due; and it teaches us piety, so that we worship the one only God becomingly.
4 Maccabees 5:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But, tyrant-like, thou not only forcest us to break the law, but also to eat, that thou mayest ridicule us as we thus profanely eat:
4 Maccabees 6:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Ridiculous would it be were it not so; and I prove that reasoning has not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstands them.
4 Maccabees 8:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
but I do beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
4 Maccabees 8:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now let us consider the matter: had any of them been weak spirited and cowardly among them, what reasonings would they have employed but such as these?
4 Maccabees 9:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When they had thus spoken, the tyrant was not only exasperated against them as being refractory, but enraged with them as being ungrateful.
4 Maccabees 14:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And more than this, they even urged them on to this ill-treatment; so that they not only despised pains themselves, but they even got the better of their affections of brotherly love.
4 Maccabees 14:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
We now shudder at the recital of the affliction of those young men; but they not only beheld, and not only heard the immediate execution of the threat, but undergoing it, persevered; and that through the pains of fire.
4 Maccabees 16:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I have proved, then, that not only men have obtained the mastery of their passions, but also that a woman despised the greatest torments.
4 Maccabees 17:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
These, therefore, having been sanctified through God, have been honored not only with this honor, but that also by their means the enemy did not overcome our nation;
4 Maccabees 18:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Knowing that religious reasoning is lord of the passions, and those not only inward but outward.
4 Maccabees 18:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whence those persons giving up their bodies to pains for the sake of religion, were not only admired by men, but were deemed worthy of a divine portion.
Wisdom of Solomon 10:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For regarding not wisdom, They got not only this hurt, that they knew not the things which were good; But also left behind them to the world a memorial of their foolishness: So that in the things wherein they offended they could not so much as be hidden.
Wisdom of Solomon 11:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereof not only the harm might dispatch them at once, But also the terrible sight utterly destroy them.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For it was requisite, that upon them exercising tyranny should come penury, which they could not avoid: But to these it should only be shown how their enemies were tormented.
Wisdom of Solomon 17:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Only there appeared unto them A fire kindled of itself, very dreadful: For being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw To be worse than the sight they saw not.
Wisdom of Solomon 19:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And not only so, but peradventure some respect shall be had of those, Because they used strangers not friendly:
Wisdom of Sirach 37:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Every friend saith, I am his friend also: But there is a friend, which is only a friend in name.
Wisdom of Sirach 45:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Before him there were none such, Neither did ever any stranger put them on, But only his children And his children’s children perpetually.
1 Enoch 28:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And thence I went towards the east, into the midst of the mountain range of the desert, and

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3440, grouped by book.

Genesis 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 7 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 5 usages, New Testament
Acts 8 usages, New Testament
Romans 11 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 5 usages, New Testament
Galatians 6 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
Philippians 4 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 John 2 usages, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 15 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G3440 FAQ

What does monon (μόνον) mean?

Monon (Strong's G3440) is a Greek word most simply glossed "merely". monon (mon'-on) adv. 1. merely [neuter of G3441 as adverb]

How many times is monon (μόνον) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 119 linked usages for Strong's G3440 across 35 books.

Where can I study monon (μόνον) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3440 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate monon (μόνον)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as but, only, and alone. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3440 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 18 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 35 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G3440, with linked reader references where each row is available.