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)

Being the only child of one’s parent (especially one’s father)
(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)

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