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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 BoxJos 10:13 - So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on[fn] its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:13 - and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him—you will surely come to ruin!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:10 - All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:11 - They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12 - They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16 - He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him.
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