ΜΕΜΦΕΙ, μεμφει
MEMPHEI, memphei
Sounds Like: MEM-fay
Translations: to blame, to find fault, to criticize, to reproach
From the root: ΜΕΜΦΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to blame, to find fault with, or to criticize someone or something. It is used to express disapproval or to assign responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing. It can be used in contexts where one person is reproaching another.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G3409 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 6:170
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΜΦΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΕΜΕΜΨΑΤΟ — blamed, found fault with, complained against
- ΜΕΜΦΟΜΕΝΟΣ — blaming, finding fault, complaining, one who blames, one who finds fault, one who complains
- ΜΕΜΦΟΝΤΑΙ — they blame, they find fault, they complain
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