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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: 292. ἀμύνομαι (amunomai) -- To defend oneself, to protect, to ward off</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/292.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/matthew/22-5.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/292.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> > 292</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/291.htm" title="291">◄</a> 292. amunomai <a href="../greek/292a.htm" title="292a">►</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">amunomai: To defend oneself, to protect, to ward off</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀμύνομαι</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>amunomai<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-MOO-noh-my<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(am-oo'-nom-ahee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To defend oneself, to protect, to ward off<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I ward off, defend myself against, resist, defend, assist.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a primary root word in Greek, related to the concept of defense or protection.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often relates to words like "ganan" (H1598), meaning to defend or protect, and "shamar" (H8104), meaning to keep or guard.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "amunomai" is used in the context of self-defense or protection against an attack. It implies an active stance in warding off harm or danger. In the New Testament, it is often associated with the idea of spiritual defense, standing firm in faith, and resisting evil.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of defense was not only physical but also moral and spiritual. The Greeks valued the idea of standing firm against adversaries, whether in battle or in philosophical debates. In the context of the New Testament, this concept is often spiritualized, emphasizing the believer's need to stand firm against spiritual adversaries and moral challenges.<div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 292: ἀμύνω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀμύνω</span></span>: 1 aorist middle <span class="greek2">ἠμυνάμην</span>; (allied with Latin<span class="latin">munio</span>,<span class="latin">moenia</span>, etc., <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 731; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 451); in Greek writings (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down) <span class="accented">to ward off, keep off</span> anything from anyone, <span class="greek2">τί</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, accusative of the thing and the dative of person; hence, with a simple dative of the person, <span class="accented">to aid, assist anyone</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> 1, 50; 3, 67, elsewhere). Middle <span class="greek2">ἀμύνομαι</span>, with accusative of person, <span class="accented">to keep off, ward off, anyone from oneself; to defend oneself against anyone</span> (so also 2 Macc. 10:17; Wis. 11:3; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/10-13.htm">Joshua 10:13</a>); to take vengeance on anyone (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, an. 2, 3,23; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 9, 1, 2): <a href="/interlinear/acts/7-24.htm">Acts 7:24</a>, where in thought supply <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀδικοῦντα</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 194 (168) note; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 258 (242)).<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 292a: ἀμφιβάλλω</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀμφιβάλλω</span></span>; <span class="accented">to throw around,</span> equivalent to <span class="greek2">περιβάλλω</span>, of a garment (<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Odyssey 14, 342); <span class="accented">to cast to and fro now to one side now to the other</span>: a net, <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-16.htm">Mark 1:16</a> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> (according to <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> used absolutely; cf. <span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀμφιβολεῖς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19-8.htm">Isaiah 19:8</a>). (<a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/1-17.htm">Habakkuk 1:17</a>.)<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>defend. <p>Middle voice of a primary verb; to ward off (for oneself), i.e. Protect -- defend. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αμφίασιν αμφιβαλεί ημυνάμην ημυνατο ημύνατο ἠμύνατο emunato ēmunato emynato emýnato ēmynato ēmýnato<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/acts/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 7:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIM-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τινα ἀδικούμενον <b>ἠμύνατο</b> καὶ ἐποίησεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [of them] being treated unjustly, <span class="itali">he defended</span> him and took<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [of them] suffer wrong, <span class="itali">he defended</span> [him], and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a certain one being wronged <span class="itali">he defended [him]</span> and did<p><b><a href="/greek/292.htm">Strong's Greek 292</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_292.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/e_munato_292.htm">ἠμύνατο — 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/291.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="291"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="291" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/292a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="292a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="292a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>