only-begotten

English

Etymology

From Middle English oonlybigeten, equivalent to only +‎ begotten. Compare also Middle English only geten, oonly geten (“only-begotten”, literally “only-gotten”) and Middle English onbygoten, oon be-gotyn, one bygeten, oon bigetun, oon bigeten (“only-begotten”, literally “one-begotten”). Calque of Latin ūnigenitus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μονογενής (monogenḗs).

Adjective

only-begotten (not comparable)

1. Being the only child of one’s parent (especially one’s father)
2. (Christianity theology) One of the attributes of Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God the Father.
   • Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

     And [we believe] in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God.

Translations

being the only child of one’s parent

• Armenian: միածին (hy) (miacin)
• Greek:

  Ancient: μονογενής (monogenḗs)

• Icelandic: eingetinn
• Italian: unigenito
• Latin: ūnigenitus
• Portuguese: unigênito (pt) (Brazil), unigénito (Portugal)