μον-όφθαλμος G3442
one-eyed, having lost or lacking one eye
The physical condition of having only one functioning eye. Jesus uses this vivid term in His hyperbolic teaching about radical discipleship: better to enter life one-eyed than to be thrown into hell with both eyes intact (Matthew 18:9, Mark 9:47). The stark physicality of the word underscores the severity of Jesus' point—no earthly faculty, however valuable, is worth preserving if it causes you to stumble spiritually.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Having one eye, whether by birth defect or injury. The classical distinction between 'one who has one eye like the Cyclops' versus 'one who has lost an eye' collapses in Jesus' hyperbolic discourse—the point is radical amputation of whatever causes sin. Spanish 'tuerto' (one-eyed), French 'borgne,' and German 'einaeugig' all capture the literal sense of monocular vision, reinforcing Jesus' shocking imagery about the cost of discipleship. 2×
AR["أَعْوَرَ"]·ben["এক-চোখে", "একচোখা"]·DE["einaeugig", "μονόφθαλμον"]·EN["one-eyed"]·FR["borgne"]·heb["חֲד-עַיִן", "חֲדַר־עַיִן"]·HI["एक-अअनख-वल", "काना"]·ID["bermata-satu"]·IT["monophthalmon"]·jav["mripat-setunggal", "mripat-siji"]·KO["외눈-으로", "외눈으로"]·PT["com-um-só-olho"]·RU["одноглазым"]·ES["con-un-solo-ojo", "tuerto"]·SW["kwa-jicho-moja", "lenye-jicho-moja"]·TR["tek-gözlü"]·urd["ایک-آنکھ-والا", "ایک-آنکھوالا"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
μον-όφθαλμος, Ionic dialect μουν-, ον, one-eyed, NT+5th c.BC+; explained as one who has one eye, like the Cyclops, opposed to ἑτερόφθαλμος, one who has lost an eye, Refs 1st c.AD+