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μέμφομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
μέμφομαι
Greek transliteration: 
memphomai
Simplified transliteration: 
memphomai
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐμεμψάμην, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3201
GK Number: 
3522
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1b(1)
Gloss: 
to find fault with, blame
Definition: 
to find fault with, blame, censure; to intimate dissatisfaction with, Heb. 8:8; absol. to find fault, Rom. 9:19*

Greek-English Concordance for μέμφομαι

Romans 9:19 So you will say to me, “Why then does (memphetai | μέμφεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) he (memphetai | μέμφεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) still find (memphetai | μέμφεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) fault? For who can resist his will?”
Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault (memphomenos | μεμφόμενος | pres mid ptcp nom sg masc), God says to them, “Behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.