Μονογενῆ

only child

Translated by Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝30 Jun 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 15 words

[Meaning] uniqueness.¹ David [says]: "and [deliver] my only child from the power of the dog."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μονογενῆ· τὴν μονότητα. Δαβίδ· καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς κυνὸς τὴν μονογενῆ μου.

Betacode

*monogenh=: th\n mono/thta. *dabi/d: kai\ e)k xeiro\s kuno\s th\n monogenh= mou.

The headword is accusative case, extracted from the quotation given.
1Adler cites no source(s) for this gloss, but it is the one Eusebius (PG 23,309) and Theodoret (PG 80,1116) both give, both citing Symmachus, on Psalm 21.21 LXX; cf. next note. ↩
2Psalm 21:21 LXX. ↩

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