μωμάομαι

mōmaomai · find fault with

Greek word · Strong’s number G3469 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

mōmaomai (μωμάομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “find fault with”.

Criticize, discredit.

How to say it

mō·ma·o·mai

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To look for flaws so as to speak ill of someone.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • be faulted ×1
  • should blame ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 2 Corinthians 6:3

    giving no cause for stumbling in anything, so that the service may not be faulted,

  • 2 Corinthians 8:20

    taking care about this, that no one should blame us in this generous gift that is being administered by us;