adjective

monofthalmos

Greekμονόφθαλμος (monofthalmos)

Strong’sG3442

one-eyed

stem monofthalm-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

one eye2×

What it means

* μον-όφθαλμος, -ον

(< μόνος), Ionic and κοινή,

one-eyed, having one eye: Mt 18:9, Mk 9:47.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3442 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmon-of'-thal-mos

one-eyed

Fromfrom G3441 and G3788;

King Jameswith one eye.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	monofthalmos	monofthalmas	monofthalmem	monofthalmois	monofthalmais	monofthalmeim
object accusative	monofthalmon2×μονόφθαλμον	monofthalman		monofthalmoin	monofthalmain
direct address vocative	monofthalmor	monofthalmar		monofthalmoir	monofthalmair
of, belonging to genitive	monofthalmou	monofthalmau	monofthalmeu	monofthalmoiu	monofthalmaiu	monofthalmeiu
to, for dative	monofthalmo	monofthalma	monofthalme	monofthalmoi	monofthalmai	monofthalmei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

monofthalmstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

monofthalm is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

monofthalmon“one eye”objectaccusative singular2×

Matthew 18:9“one eye”kai ei tos ofthalmos su skandalizatō sin, exairasar auton kai ballasar apo su; kalem si atō monofthalmon eis tan zōan eiserchara, ē duo ofthalmoin echarōton ballira eis tan geennan teu pureu.And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

Mark 9:47“one eye”kai ean tos ofthalmos su skandalizateiō sin, ekballasar auton; kalem sin atō monofthalmon eiserchara eis tan basileian tou theou ē duo ofthalmoin echarōton ballira eis tan geennan,And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,