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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: 3202. μεμψίμοιρος (mempsimoiros) -- Complaining, fault-finding</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3202.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/11-5.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/3202.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> > 3202</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/3201.htm" title="3201">◄</a> 3202. mempsimoiros <a href="../greek/3203.htm" title="3203">►</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">mempsimoiros: Complaining, fault-finding</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μεμψίμοιρος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>mempsimoiros<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mem-psē'-moy-ros<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mem-psim'-oy-ros)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Complaining, fault-finding<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>blaming one's lot or destiny, discontented, complaining.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From a compound of μέμφομαι (memphomai, meaning "to blame" or "to find fault") and μοῖρα (moira, meaning "part" or "fate").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "mempsimoiros," the concept of grumbling or complaining is captured in Hebrew words such as לוּן (lun) and רָגַן (ragan), which are used in the Old Testament to describe the Israelites' complaints against God (e.g., Exodus 16:2, Numbers 14:2).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "mempsimoiros" is used to describe someone who is discontented or given to complaining, often finding fault with their circumstances or fate. It conveys a sense of dissatisfaction and a tendency to blame external factors for one's situation. In the New Testament, it is used to characterize individuals who are not content with God's provision and who express their dissatisfaction through grumbling or murmuring.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of fate (moira) was significant, with many believing that one's life was governed by an unchangeable destiny. Complaining about one's fate was seen as a lack of acceptance of the divine order. In Jewish and early Christian contexts, grumbling was often associated with a lack of faith and trust in God's sovereignty and provision, as seen in the Israelites' complaints during their wilderness journey.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3202</b> <i>mempsímoiros</i> (a substantival adjective, derived from <a href="/greek/3201.htm">3201</a> <i>/mémphomai</i>, "blame, find fault," and <i>moira</i>, "an apportioned amount, allotment") – properly, a complaint over the <i>allotted</i> portion (used only in Jude 16).</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>from <a href="/greek/3201.htm">memphomai</a> and moira (fate)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>complaining of one's fate<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>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 3202: μεμψίμοιρος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μεμψίμοιρος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μεμψιμοιρον</span> (<span class="greek2">μέμφομαι</span>, and <span class="greek2">μοῖρα</span> fate, lot), <span class="accented">complaining of one's lot, querulous, discontented</span>: <a href="/interlinear/jude/1-16.htm">Jude 1:16</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Isocrates</span>, p. 234 c. (p. 387, Lange edition); <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, h. a. 9, 1 (p. 608b, 10); <span class="abbreviation">Theophrastus</span>, char. 17, 1; <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, dial. deor. 20, 4; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, de ira cohib. c. 13.)<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>complainer. <p>From a presumed derivative of <a href="/greek/3201.htm">memphomai</a> and moira (fate; akin to the base of <a href="/greek/3313.htm">meros</a>); blaming fate, i.e. Querulous (discontented) -- complainer. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3201.htm">memphomai</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3313.htm">meros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μεμψιμοιροι μεμψίμοιροι μέμψιν mempsimoiroi mempsímoiroi<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/jude/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jude 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰσιν γογγυσταί <b>μεμψίμοιροι</b> κατὰ τὰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jude/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are grumblers, <span class="itali">finding fault,</span> following<br><a href="/kjvs/jude/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> murmurers, <span class="itali">complainers,</span> walking<br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are murmurers <span class="itali">complainers</span> after the<p><b><a href="/greek/3202.htm">Strong's Greek 3202</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3202.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/mempsimoiroi_3202.htm">μεμψίμοιροι — 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/3201.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3201"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3201" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3203.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3203"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3203" /></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>