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Did the early church fathers view "monogenes" as "only" or "only-begotten"?

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Did the early church fathers view "monogenes" as "only" or "only-begotten"? The following Bible verses have "monogenes" in it: Verse KJV NET John 1:14 only begotten the one and only John 1:18 only begotten only one John 3:16 only begotten one and only John 3:18 only begotten one and only 1 John 4:9 only begotten one and only Luke 7:12 only only Luke 8:42 only one only Luke 9:38 only child only child Hebrews 11:17 only begotten only son With only one exception, the King James Version translates it to specify that the only is a child. However, modern translations, such as the New English Translation, use "one and only" most of the time. How was this word understood by the Church Fathers?
Asked by Matthew Lee (6609 rep)
Jul 26, 2014, 09:48 AM
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