to blame

Greek Verb

μέμφομαι [in LXX: Sir.11:7 41:7, 2Ma.2:7 *;] to blame, find fault: absol, Rom.9:19; with accusative, αὐτούς (WH, txt; αὐτούς, Rec, WH, mg; on rendering with αὐτούς see Westc, in l), Heb.8:8. (AS)

to blame

Greek Verb

μέμφομαι, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐμέμφετο [Refs]: future μέμψομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἐμέμφθην [Refs 6th c.BC+]: present in passive sense, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]future μεμφθήσομαι Ps.-[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—blame, censure, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+] 1) with accusative person, μέμψονται δ᾽ ἄρα τούς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὸ μαντήϊον οὐκ ὀρθῶς ὁ Κροῖσος μέμφεται (i.e. τὸν Λοξίαν) [Refs 5th c.BC+] 1.b) c.accusative of things, οἶνε, τὰ μέν σ᾽ αἰνῶ, τὰ δὲ μέμφομαι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; μ. τὴν γνώμην, τὰ δῶρα, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) with dative person et accusative of things, impute as blameworthy, cast in one's teeth, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; μ. τινὶ ὅτι. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὕνεκα. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] with genitive person et accusative _of things_, ὃ μάλιστα μέμφονται ἡμῶν which is the chief complaint they make against us, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) with dative person only, to be dissatisfied with, find fault with, [NT+5th c.BC+]: with participle added, μ. ἡμῖν λογισαμένοις [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) with genitive of things only, complain of, οὐ μάχης. μέμψει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμῆς ἐμέμφθη of her [neglected] honour [Refs 8th c.BC+] 5) with infinitive with μή, μ. μὴ πολλάκις βουλεύεσθαι object that one ought not, [Refs] 6) absolutely, find fault, complain, [Refs 4th c.BC+] the plaintiffs, [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to blame; find fault; middle voice of an apparently primary verb