verb
memfemō
Greekμέμφομαι (memfomai)
Strong’sG3201
I blame, censure
stem memf-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| memfetōμέμφεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | find fault | 1× |
| memferōtosμεμφόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | memfemō | memfeme | memfemi | memfema | memfemē | memfemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | memfesō | memfese | memfesi | memfesa | memfesē | memfeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | memfetō1×μέμφεται | memfete | memfeti | memfeta | memfetē | memfetelē |
| we 1st person plural | memfenō | memfene | memfeni | memfena | memfenē | memfenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | memfevō | memfeve | memfevi | memfeva | memfevē | memfevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | memfelō | memfele | memfeli | memfela | memfelē | memfelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | memfemeiō | memfemeia | memfemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | memfeseiō | memfeseia | memfeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | memfeteiō | memfeteia | memfeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | memfeneiō | memfeneia | memfeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | memfeveiō | memfeveia | memfeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | memfeleiō | memfeleia | memfeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | memfesōr | memfesar | memfesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | memfetōr | memfetar | memfetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | memfevōr | memfevar | memfevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | memfelōr | memfelar | memfelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | memfemoiō | memfemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | memfesoiō | memfesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | memfetoiō | memfetoia |
| we 1st person plural | memfenoiō | memfenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | memfevoiō | memfevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | memfeloiō | memfeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | memferō | memferi | memfera | memferē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | memferōtos1×μεμφόμενος | memferitos | memferatos | memferētos |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
memfetō“find fault”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 9:19“find fault”Legasi mi oun; Tinem oun ēti memfetō? te gar boulēme autou tinos anthistanatē?One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
memferōtos“finding fault”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 8:8“finding fault”memferōtos gar autoin legatō; Idou hēmerais erchelō, legatō kurios, kai suntelami epi ton oikon Israēl kai epi ton oikon Ioudaou diathēkan kainan,But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.