verb
mōmomō
Strong’sG3469
I blame, slander
stem mōm-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
μωμάομαι, -ῶμαι
(< μῶμος), poët. and late prose, [in LXX: Pr 9:7 (מוּם), Wi 10:14, Si 31 (34):18*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3469 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmo-mah'-om-ahee
to carp at, i.e. censure (discredit)
Fromfrom G3470;
King Jamesblame.
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 μωμ-έομαι, 3rd.pers. plural -εῦνται Refs 6th c.BC+; infinitive -έεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+: future -ήσομαι Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect μωμάσομαι Refs 4th c.BC+: aorist ἐμωμησάμην Refs 4th c.BC+; Doric dialect poetry μωμάσατο Refs 3rd c.BC+: (μῶμος):—find fault with, blame, criticize, with accusative, Refs 8th c.BC+:—poetry, Ionic dialect Refs 2nd c.AD+aorist μωμηθῆναι in passive sense, NT; see at {μωκάομαι}.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mōmeteiaμωμήσηται | happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | blame | 1× |
| mōmiteiaμωμηθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | blamed | 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 118, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mōmomō | mōmome | mōmomē | mōmomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mōmosō | mōmose | mōmosē | mōmoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmotō | mōmote | mōmotē | mōmotelē |
| we 1st person plural | mōmonō | mōmone | mōmonē | mōmonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmovō | mōmove | mōmovē | mōmovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmolō | mōmole | mōmolē | mōmolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mōmemi | mōmema |
| you 2nd person singular | mōmesi | mōmesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmeti | mōmeta |
| we 1st person plural | mōmeni | mōmena |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmevi | mōmeva |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmeli | mōmela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mōmimi | mōmima |
| you 2nd person singular | mōmisi | mōmisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmiti | mōmita |
| we 1st person plural | mōmini | mōmina |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmivi | mōmiva |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmili | mōmila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mōmomeiō | mōmomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mōmoseiō | mōmoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmoteiō | mōmoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | mōmoneiō | mōmoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmoveiō | mōmoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmoleiō | mōmoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mōmemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | mōmeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmeteia1×μωμήσηται |
| we 1st person plural | mōmeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmeleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mōmimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | mōmiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmiteia1×μωμηθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | mōmineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mōmosōr | mōmosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmotōr | mōmotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmovōr | mōmovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmolōr | mōmolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mōmesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmevar |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmelar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mōmisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmivar |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mōmomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | mōmosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | mōmonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mōmemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mōmesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmetoia |
| we 1st person plural | mōmenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmeloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mōmimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mōmisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mōmitoia |
| we 1st person plural | mōminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mōmivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mōmiloia |
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 | mōmorō | mōmorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mōmeri | mōmera | ||
| acted on passive voice | mōmiri | mōmira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 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 | mōmorōntos | mōmorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mōmerintos | mōmerantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | mōmirintos | mōmirantos |
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
mōm 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
mōmeteia“blame”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 8:20“blame”stelorōntois houtem mē tinos nin mōmeteia en ta hadrota houta ta diakonorōnta …… want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
mōmiteia“blamed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 6:3“blamed”… en mēdeno dōarōntois proskopan, hina mē mōmiteia tas diakonias,… put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.