ehis marks a single person, thing, or event, and can describe unity or distribution among individuals.

The term most often marks a single person, object, or event; the supplied verses also use it for unity as one body or entity, for distribution to each individual, and in temporal or sequential expressions. A rare numerical use marks a quantity reduced by one.

1. A single person, thing, or event · dominant

   The singular forms identify one item or participant within a larger setting: in 1 Corinthians 9:24 the APB renders the race clause with "one receives the prize," and in Acts 11:28 it introduces "One of them." In 2 Corinthians 5:14, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in the statement that "one died for all," while 1 Timothy 3:12 places the genitive singular feminine form in the description "husbands of one wife."

   1 Corinthians 9:24Acts 11:282 Corinthians 5:141 Timothy 3:12
2. Unity as a single whole or identity · common

   Neuter singular forms occur where several members or elements are described as a unity. In 1 Corinthians 12:12 the APB renders the body as "one" despite its many members, and 1 Corinthians 10:17 connects "one bread" with "one body." In 1 John 5:8, three named elements are said to be "one."

   1 Corinthians 12:121 Corinthians 10:171 John 5:8Galatians 3:28
3. Each individual in a group · common

   Singular forms can distribute an action or relation across individuals rather than isolate only one member. In Acts 2:3, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in the clause rendered "upon each one of them"; in Colossians 4:6, the dative singular masculine form stands in the instruction about answering "each one." First Corinthians 12:11 similarly describes distribution "to each one individually."

   Acts 2:3Colossians 4:61 Corinthians 12:111 Thessalonians 2:11
4. A day or step in sequence · occasional

   Feminine singular forms occur in time and sequence expressions. In 1 Corinthians 10:8 the APB renders the clause "in one day," while Acts 21:7 says the travelers stayed "one day." In Acts 21:19, the neuter singular form occurs where events are recounted "one by one."

   1 Corinthians 10:8Acts 21:7Acts 28:13Acts 21:19Acts 20:7
5. One deducted from a stated number · rare

   In 2 Corinthians 11:24, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the numerical statement the APB renders "forty lashes less one." The clause presents one as the amount subtracted from forty.

   2 Corinthians 11:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited clauses, the APB uses expressions such as "one," "each one," "one body," and "one by one"; it also uses "first day" in temporal phrasing. These render the verse-level context, not a word-by-word alignment.