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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 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:24 - He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.
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