verb
memfomō
Strong’sG3201
I blame, censure
stem memf-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
** μέμφομαι,
[in LXX: Si 11:7 41:7, II Mac 2:7*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3201 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmem'-fom-ahee
to blame
Frommiddle voice of an apparently primary verb;
King Jamesfind fault.
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
Refs 6th c.BC+: imperfect ἐμέμφετο Refs: future μέμψομαι Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἐμέμφθην Refs 6th c.BC+: present in passive sense, Refs 2nd c.AD+future μεμφθήσομαι Ps.-Refs 4th c.BC+:—blame, censure, first in Refs 8th c.BC+
1 with accusative person, μέμψονται δ᾽ ἄρα τούς Refs 8th c.BC+; κατὰ τὸ μαντήϊον οὐκ ὀρθῶς ὁ Κροῖσος μέμφεται (i.e. τὸν Λοξίαν) Refs 5th c.BC+
1.b c.accusative of things, οἶνε, τὰ μέν σ᾽ αἰνῶ, τὰ δὲ μέμφομαι Refs 6th c.BC+; μ. τὴν γνώμην, τὰ δῶρα, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with dative person et accusative of things, impute as blameworthy, cast in one's teeth, Refs 7th c.BC+; μ. τινὶ ὅτι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; οὕνεκα.. Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ.. Refs 5th c.BC+ with genitive person et accusative _of things_, ὃ μάλιστα μέμφονται ἡμῶν which is the chief complaint they make against us, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with dative person only, to be dissatisfied with, find fault with, NT+5th c.BC+: with participle added, μ. ἡμῖν λογισαμένοις Refs 5th c.BC+
4 with genitive of things only, complain of, οὐ μάχης.. μέμψει Refs 5th c.BC+; τιμῆς ἐμέμφθη of her [neglected] honour Refs 8th c.BC+
5 with infinitive with μή, μ. μὴ πολλάκις βουλεύεσθαι object that one ought not.., Refs
6 absolutely, find fault, complain, Refs 4th c.BC+ the plaintiffs, Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| memfotōμέμφεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | find fault | 1× |
| memforōntosμεμφόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | finding fault | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | memfomō | memfome | memfomē | memfomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | memfosō | memfose | memfosē | memfoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | memfotō1×μέμφεται | memfote | memfotē | memfotelē |
| we 1st person plural | memfonō | memfone | memfonē | memfonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | memfovō | memfove | memfovē | memfovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | memfolō | memfole | memfolē | memfolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | memfomeiō | memfomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | memfoseiō | memfoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | memfoteiō | memfoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | memfoneiō | memfoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | memfoveiō | memfoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | memfoleiō | memfoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | memfosōr | memfosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | memfotōr | memfotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | memfovōr | memfovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | memfolōr | memfolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | memfomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | memfosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | memfotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | memfonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | memfovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | memfoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | memforō | memforē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | memforōntos1×μεμφόμενος | memforēntos |
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
memf 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
memfotō“find fault”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 9:19Legasi mi oun; Tinem oun ēti memfotō? te gar boulēme autou tinos antistēatē?… me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
memforōntos“finding fault”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 8:8“finding fault”memforōntos gar autoin legatō; Idou hēmerais ercholō, …… and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the …