Alone
μόνοςStrong’s G3441monos
Appears in 111 verses of the New Testament
In short
Monos is the Greek word usually translated “only”, “alone” and “solely”. It appears in 111 verses of the New Testament.
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.”
Meaning
Usually translated “only”, “alone” and “solely”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- only 69
- alone 37
- solely 2
- sole 1
- solitary 1
- but 1
- to only 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 14
- Matthew 13
- Romans 13
- Luke 10
- Acts 8
- Galatians 7
23 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 1:17In contextNow unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Timothy 5:13In contextAnd 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.
- 1 Timothy 6:15In contextWhich in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- 1 Timothy 6:16In contextWho only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- 2 John 1:1In contextThe elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
- Jude 1:4In contextFor there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
All 111 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
μόνος monos · alone
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., …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “alone” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ALO'NE, adjective
[all and one.]
- Single; solitary; without the presence of another; applied to a person or thing.“It is not good that man should be alone” Genesis 2:18
- It is applied to two or more persons or things, when separate from others, in a place or condition by themselves; without company.“And when they were alone he expounded all things to his disciples” Mark 4:34
- Only.“Thou whose name alone is Jehovah” Psalms 83:18
All definitions and other forms of “alone”
ALO'NE, adverb
Separately; by itself.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.