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γογγύζω

To grumble

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γογγύζω G1111

Pronunciation gongýzō

What does γογγύζω (gongýzō) mean in the Bible?

γογγύζω (gongýzō) is a Greek word meaning "to grumble". γογγύζω, [in LXX chiefly for לוּן ;] to mutter, murmur: 1Co.

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Meaning

to grumble

Extended definition

Discontented murmuring against someone or something, often expressing complaint about divine provision or authority

to mutter, murmur: 1Co.10:10; before κατά, Mat.20:11; πρός, Luk.5:30; περί, Jhn.6:41, 61; μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων, Jhn.6:43; with accusative, before περί, Jhn.7:32 (cf. δια-γογγύζω).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Imperfect Present Aorist

Voices

Active

Indicative states a fact or reality 5×

Imperfect Active Matt 20:11 · Luke 5:30 · John 6:41 3×

Present Active John 6:61 1×

Aorist Active 1 Cor 10:10 1×

Imperative command or strong request 2×

Present Active John 6:43 · 1 Cor 10:10 2×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×

Present Active John 7:32 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 ongoing 1 imperative 2 background 3 participle 1

Tense

present 4 imperfect 3 aorist 1

Voice

active 8

Mood

indicative 5 imperative 2 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 20:11 ἐγόγγυζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 5:30 ἐγόγγυζον imperfect active indicative background John 6:41 Ἐγόγγυζον imperfect active indicative background John 6:43 γογγύζετε present active imperative imperative John 6:61 γογγύζουσιν present active indicative ongoing John 7:32 γογγύζοντος present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 10:10 γογγύζετε present active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 10:10 ἐγόγγυσαν aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

1 Corinthians 10:6-11 grumbled gongýzō Indicative · Aorist Active

Israelites murmuring against God in wilderness, warned as negative example

Luke 5:27-32 grumbled gongýzō Indicative · Imperfect Active

Pharisees murmuring with accusation against Jesus for eating with tax collectors

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 10 — Learn from Israel, Flee Idolatry, and Seek the Good of Others for God’s Glory John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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