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Koine Greek wordlink #155123

SR GNT Yud 1:16 μεμψίμοιροι (mempsimoiroi) ‘these are grumblings complaining according_to the lusts’ Strongs=32020 Lemma=mempsimoiros^*
Word role=adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=66 AD

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Only use of identical word form μεμψίμοιροι (A-NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μεμψίμοιροι’ (A-NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘complaining’.

Yud (Jud) 1:16 ‘these are grumblings complaining according_to the lusts’ SR GNT Yud (Jud) 1:16 word 4

OET-LV: 16 These are grumblings complaining, following according _to the lusts of _them, and the mouth of _them is _speaking arrogant messages, marvelling people for _reason _of benefit. (JDE_1:16)

OET-RV: 16 This includes their grumbling and complaining, the fulfilling of their own lustful desires, the arrogant way that they spoke, and their flattering of others in order to gain from them. (JDE 1:16)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘mempsimoiros’ in the Greek originals.

Key: A=adjective NMP=nominative,masculine,plural