noun · masculine
gongusmos
Greekγογγυσμός (gongusmos)
Strong’sG1112
murmuring, grumbling
stem gongusm-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† γογγυσμός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX: Is 58:9 (אָוֶן), Ex 16:7-9, Nu 17:5, 10 (תְּלוּנָה), Wi 1:10, 11 Si 46:7 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1112 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgong-goos-mos'
a grumbling
Fromfrom G1111;
King Jamesgrudging, murmuring.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | gongusmos2×γογγυσμὸς | gongusmois |
| object accusative | gongusmon | gongusmoin |
| direct address vocative | gongusmor | gongusmoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | gongusmou1×γογγυσμοῦ | gongusmoiu1×γογγυσμῶν |
| to, for dative | gongusmo | gongusmoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
gongusmo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
gongusmos“complaint”subjectnominative singular2×
John 7:12“complaining”kai gongusmos peri autou ate pollos en toi ochloi; tois men legale hoti Agathos atō, allois de legale; Ou, alla planatō ton ochlon.Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
Acts 6:1“complaint”En de tai hēmerai houtai plēthunarōtoiu toiu mathētoiu gineta gongusmos toiu Hellēnistoiu pros toin Hebraioin hoti paratheōrile en ta diakonia ta kathēmerina tais chērais autoiu.In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
gongusmou“complaining”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Peter 4:9“complaining”filoxenois eis allēloin aneu gongusmou;Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
gongusmoiu“grumbling”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Philippians 2:14“grumbling”Panteim poiavōr chōris gongusmoiu kai dialogismoiu,Do everything without complaining or arguing,