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One-eyed

μονόφθαλμοςStrong’s G3442

monophthalmos

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Monophthalmos is the Greek word usually translated “one-eyed” and “one eye”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.”
Matthew 18:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “one-eyed” and “one eye”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • one-eyed 1
  • with one eye 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

μονόφθαλμος monophthalmos · one-eyed

μον-όφθαλμος, -ον (μόνος), Ionic and κοινή, one-eyed, having one eye: Mat.18:9, Mrk.9:47.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.