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Could μονογενής mean simply "unique"?

Could μονογενής mean simply "unique"?

In this article Hebrew scholar Michael Heiser makes the claim that the term μονογενής (monogenēs) in John 3:16 means “unique” rather than “only-begotten.” However, he does not provide citations, referring to “Scholars of Greek.”

Who are the sons of God (υἱοῖς θεοῦ) mentioned in Psalms 88:7 LXX

Who are the sons of God (υἱοῖς θεοῦ) mentioned in Psalms 88:7 LXX

ὅτι τίς ἐν νεφέλαις ἰσωθήσεται τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ τίς ὁμοιωθήσεται τῷ κυρίῳ ἐν υἱοῖς θεοῦ Psalm 89:7 LXX

HEBREW Psalm 89:7 כִּ֤י מִ֣י בַ֭שַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹ֣ךְ לַיהוָ֑ה יִדְמֶ֥ה לַ֜יהוָ֗ה בִּבְנֵ֥י אֵלִים׃

Because who, in clouds, will match the…

Daniel 7:14 douleuō vs. latreuō?

Daniel 7:14 douleuō vs. latreuō?

I have found two different renderings of פְלַח (pelach) at Daniel 7:14 in the LXX. One is δουλεύω (douleuō) and the other is λατρεύω (latreuō)
Are Blueletterbible and Biblehub citing different source texts for the LXX?
Can anyone shed some…

Is the Garden of Eden Goshen?

Is the Garden of Eden Goshen?

The Nile splits into 4 river heads. The etymology of the word Eden associates it with Isthmus. It is the only place that matches the description given in Genesis. Bolstering that the rare name association. Then in Genesis 13:10:

And Lot l…

Haven’t Evil Angels already been judged?

Haven’t Evil Angels already been judged?

2Pe 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

The context of 2 Peter 2:1-3 suggests that the subject up to that point in the ch…

What does it mean to be "born of water"?

What does it mean to be "born of water"?

In John 3:5, Jesus tells Nicodemus that to enter the kingdom one must be “born of water and the Spirit”. How is this phrase understood? Is it a single construct (i.e. one birth of both water and Spirit)? Or are two births in view (one of w…

Matthew 27:46 – forsaken or left behind?

Matthew 27:46 – forsaken or left behind?

On the cross Jesus asked a question:

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
(Matthew 27:46 ESV; also Mark 15:34)

Forsaken her…