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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3201. μέμφομαι (memphomai) -- To blame, to find fault with, to reproach</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3201.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/3-28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3201.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3201</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3200.htm" title="3200">◄</a> 3201. memphomai <a href="../greek/3202.htm" title="3202">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">memphomai: To blame, to find fault with, to reproach</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μέμφομαι</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>memphomai<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>MEM-foh-my<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mem'-fom-ahee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To blame, to find fault with, to reproach<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I blame, censure, find fault.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root μέμφομαι, which is related to the concept of blame or censure.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of blame or reproach is "יָכַח" (yakach), which means to reprove or rebuke.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "memphomai" is used to express the act of blaming or finding fault with someone or something. It conveys a sense of reproach or criticism, often in a moral or ethical context. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the act of holding someone accountable for perceived wrongs or shortcomings.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of blame was significant in both legal and social contexts. Blame could be a formal accusation in a legal setting or an informal social judgment. In Jewish culture, blame was often associated with moral and religious standards, where individuals were held accountable to the laws and commandments of God. The New Testament reflects these cultural understandings, emphasizing the importance of righteous judgment and the dangers of hypocritical or unjust blame.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3201</b> <i>mémphomai</i> (from <i>mempteos</i>, "rejected because condemned") – find fault, see as fully blameworthy (disgraceful, condemnable); hence, rejected because deep wrongs by omission or commission.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to blame, find fault<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>find fault (1), finding fault (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3201: μέμφομαι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μέμφομαι</span></span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐμεμψαμην</span>; in classical Greek from <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> (Works, 184) down; <span class="accented">to blame, find fault</span>: absolutely, <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-19.htm">Romans 9:19</a>; the thing found fault with being evident from what precedes, <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-2.htm">Mark 7:2</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span>; <span class="greek2">αὐτούς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8-8.htm">Hebrews 8:8</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading <span class="manuref">WH</span> text, where <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> text <span class="manuref">WH</span> marginal reading <span class="greek2">αὐτοῖς</span>, which many join with <span class="greek2">μεμφόμενος</span> (for the person or thing blamed is added by Greek writings now in the dative, now in the accusative; see <span class="abbreviation">Passow</span> (or Liddell and Scott), under the word, cf. <span class="abbreviation">Krüger</span>, § 46, 7, 3); but it is more correct to supply <span class="greek2">αὐτήν</span>, i. e. <span class="greek2">διαθήκην</span>, which the writer wishes to prove was not <span class="accented">faultless</span> (cf. 7), and to join <span class="greek2">αὐτοῖς</span> with <span class="greek2">λέγει</span>; (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 133, 9).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>find fault. <p>Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to blame -- find fault. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εμέμψαντο μεμφεται μέμφεται μεμφομενος μεμφόμενος memphetai mémphetai memphomenos memphómenos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/9-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIM/P-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὖν ἔτι <b>μέμφεται</b> τῷ γὰρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> does He still <span class="itali">find fault?</span> For who<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Why doth he yet <span class="itali">find fault?</span> For who<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> then yet <span class="itali">does he find fault</span> the indeed<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 8:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPM/P-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>μεμφόμενος</b> γὰρ αὐτοὺς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For finding fault</span> with them, He says,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For <span class="itali">finding fault</span> with them, he saith,<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">finding fault</span> indeed to them<p><b><a href="/greek/3201.htm">Strong's Greek 3201</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3201.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/memphetai_3201.htm">μέμφεται — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/memphomenos_3201.htm">μεμφόμενος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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