ΜΕΜΦΟΝΤΑΙ, μεμφονται
MEMPHONTAI, memphontai
Sounds Like: MEM-fon-tai
Translations: they blame, they find fault, they complain
From the root: ΜΕΜΦΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to blame, find fault with, or complain about someone or something. It is often used in the middle voice, implying that the action is done for oneself or to oneself, or in the passive voice, meaning to be blamed or found fault with. It can be used to express disapproval or criticism.
Inflection: 3rd Person, Plural, Present, Indicative, Middle or Passive
Strong’s number: G3409 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 4:94
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
- ΜΕΜΦΕΙ — to blame, to find fault, to criticize, to reproach
- ΜΕΜΦΟΜΕΝΟΣ — blaming, finding fault, complaining, one who blames, one who finds fault, one who complains
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