verb
gonguzamō
Strong’sG1111
I whisper, murmur, grumble
stem gonguz-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† γογγύζω,
[in LXX chiefly for לוּן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1111 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgong-good'-zo
to grumble
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesmurmur.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect Refs 2nd c.AD+, mutter, murmur, grumble, ἐπί τινι LXX+NT+3rd c.BC+
2 of doves, coo, Refs 2nd c.AD+. (Cf. Sanskrit ga[ndot]gūyati 'utter cries of joy'.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| gonguzalōγογγύζουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | grumbling | 1× |
| gonguzaleἐγόγγυζον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | grumble | 3× |
| gonguzalaἐγόγγυσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | grumbled | 1× |
| gonguzavōrγογγύζετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | grumble | 2× |
| gonguzarōntouγογγύζοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | murmuring | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gonguzamō | gonguzame | gonguzami | gonguzama | gonguzamē | gonguzamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | gonguzasō | gonguzase | gonguzasi | gonguzasa | gonguzasē | gonguzaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gonguzatō | gonguzate | gonguzati | gonguzata | gonguzatē | gonguzatelē |
| we 1st person plural | gonguzanō | gonguzane | gonguzani | gonguzana | gonguzanē | gonguzanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gonguzavō | gonguzave | gonguzavi | gonguzava | gonguzavē | gonguzavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | gonguzalō1×γογγύζουσιν | gonguzale3×ἐγόγγυζον | gonguzali | gonguzala1×ἐγόγγυσαν | gonguzalē | gonguzalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gonguzameiō | gonguzameia | gonguzameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | gonguzaseiō | gonguzaseia | gonguzaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gonguzateiō | gonguzateia | gonguzateiē |
| we 1st person plural | gonguzaneiō | gonguzaneia | gonguzaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | gonguzaveiō | gonguzaveia | gonguzaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | gonguzaleiō | gonguzaleia | gonguzaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | gonguzasōr | gonguzasar | gonguzasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gonguzatōr | gonguzatar | gonguzatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | gonguzavōr2×γογγύζετε | gonguzavar | gonguzavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | gonguzalōr | gonguzalar | gonguzalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | gonguzamoiō | gonguzamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | gonguzasoiō | gonguzasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | gonguzatoiō | gonguzatoia |
| we 1st person plural | gonguzanoiō | gonguzanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | gonguzavoiō | gonguzavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | gonguzaloiō | gonguzaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | gonguzarō | gonguzari | gonguzara | gonguzarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | gonguzarōntos1× | gonguzarintos | gonguzarantos | gonguzarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
gonguz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
gonguzalō“grumbling”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 6:61… de tos Iēsus en heauto hoti gonguzalō peri houteu tois mathētois autou legata …Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them …
gonguzale“grumble”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 20:11“grumbled”labarantois de gonguzale kata tou oikodespotou… to grumble against the landowner.
Luke 5:30“complaining”kai gonguzale tois Farisaiois kai tois grammatevois autoiu …But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with …
John 6:41Gonguzale oun tois Ioudaiois peri autou hoti …At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said …
gonguzala“grumbled”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 10:10“grumbled”mēde gonguzavōr, kathaper tinois autoiu gonguzala, kai apolela hupo tou olothreutou.… not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
gonguzavōr“grumble”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural2×
John 6:43“grumble”apokrinita Iēsus kai legata autoi; Mē gonguzavōr meta allēloiu.“Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.
1 Corinthians 10:10“grumble”mēde gonguzavōr, kathaper tinois autoiu gonguzala, kai apolela …… not complain, as some of them did, and were killed …
gonguzarōntou“murmuring”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
John 7:32“murmuring”Akouala tois Farisaiois tou ochlou gonguzarōntou peri autou houteim, kai apostelala tois …When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to …