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Lexicon :: Strong's G292 - amynomai

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ἀμύνομαι
Transliteration
amynomai (Key)
Pronunciation
am-oo'-nom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice of a primary verb
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
6x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

†ἀμύνομαι amýnomai, am-oo'-nom-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb; to ward off (for oneself), i.e. protect:—defend.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G292 in the following manner: defend (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G292 in the following manner: defend (1x).

  1. defend

    1. to ward off, keep off

    2. to aid or assist anyone

    3. to defend one's self against anyone

    4. to take vengeance on anyone

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἀμύνομαι amýnomai, am-oo'-nom-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb; to ward off (for oneself), i.e. protect:—defend.
STRONGS G292:
ἀμύνω: 1 aorist middle ἠμυνάμην; [allied with Latin munio, moenia, etc., Vanicek, p. 731; Curtius, § 451]; in Greek writings [from Homer down] to ward off, keep off anything from anyone, τί τινι, accusative of the thing and the dative of person; hence, with a simple dative of the person, to aid, assist anyone (Thucydides 1, 50; 3, 67, elsewhere). Middle ἀμύνομαι, with accusative of person, to keep off, ward off, anyone from oneself; to defend oneself against anyone (so also 2 Macc. 10:17; Wis. 11:3; the Sept. Joshua 10:13); to take vengeance on anyone (Xenophon, an. 2, 3, 23; Josephus, Antiquities 9, 1, 2): Acts 7:24, where in thought supply τὸν ἀδικοῦντα [cf. Buttmann, 194 (168) note; Winer's Grammar, 258 (242)].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joshua
10:13
Acts
7:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G292 matches the Greek ἀμύνομαι (amynomai),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 - The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:13 - Haman then related to his wife Zeresh and to all his friends everything that had happened to him. These wise men, along with his wife Zeresh, said to him, "If indeed this Mordecai before whom you have begun to fall is Jewish, you will not prevail against him. No, you will surely fall before him!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:10 - All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:11 - They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12 - They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16 - He sees there is no advocate; he is shocked that no one intervenes. So he takes matters into his own hands; his desire for justice drives him on.
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