ΜΕΜΨΑΣΘΑΙ, μεμψασθαι
MEMPSASTHAI, mempsasthai
Sounds Like: MEM-psas-thai
Translations: to blame, to find fault, to complain, to criticize
From the root: ΜΕΜΦΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to blame, find fault with, or complain about someone or something. It is often used in contexts where one expresses disapproval or criticism. For example, one might use it to say 'to blame someone' or 'to find fault with a situation'.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3201 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 2:18
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 112:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 10:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΜΦΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΑΠΕΜΕΜΦΕΤΟ — he was finding fault, he was blaming, he was complaining, he was reproaching
- ἘΜΕΜΦΕΤΟ — was blaming, was finding fault, was complaining, was reproaching
- ἘΜΕΜΦΘΗ — was blamed, was found fault with, was criticized
- ἘΠΙΜΕΜΦΕΣΘΕ — to blame, to find fault with, to complain about, to reproach
- ΜΕΜΠΤΕΟΣ — blameworthy, deserving of blame, censurable, reprehensible
- ΜΕΜΦΕΣΘΑΙ — to blame, to find fault with, to complain, to censure
- ΜΕΜΦΕΤΑΙ — blames, finds fault, complains
- ΜΕΜΦΘΗΝΑΙ — to blame, to find fault, to complain, to censure
- ΜΕΜΦΟΜΑΙ — to blame, to find fault with, to complain, to censure
- ΜΕΜΦΟΜΕΘΑ — we blame, we find fault with, we complain
- ΜΕΜΦΟΜΕΝΗ — blaming, finding fault, complaining, reproaching, rebuking
- ΜΕΜΦΟΜΕΝΟΙ — blaming, finding fault, complaining, reproaching
- ΜΕΜΦΟΜΕΝΟΥ — of blaming, of finding fault, of complaining, of reproaching
- ΜΕΜΨ — to blame, to find fault, to complain, to censure
- ΜΕΜΨΑΙΜΗΝ — I might blame, I might find fault, I might complain
- ΜΕΜΨΑΙΤ' — blame, find fault with, complain, accuse
- ΜΕΜΨΑΙΤΟ — might blame, might find fault, might complain, might reproach
- ΜΕΜΨΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having blamed, having found fault, having complained, having reproached
- ΜΕΜΨΑΜΕΝΟΥΣ — complaining, having complained, finding fault, those who complained, those who found fault
- ΜΕΜΨΕΤΑΙ — will blame, will find fault, will complain, will censure
- ΜΕΜΨΗ — you will blame, you will find fault, you will complain
- ΜΕΜΨΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — about to blame, going to find fault, those who will blame, those who will complain
- ΜΕΜΨΟΝΤΑΙ — they will blame, they will find fault, they will complain
- ΠΡΟΣΜΕΜΨΑΜΕΝΟΥ — having found fault, having blamed, having reproached
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