"to speak privately and in a low voice, mutter, Jn. 7:32; to utter secret and sullen discontent, express indignant complaint, murmur, grumble, Mt. 20:11; Lk. 5:30; Jn. 6:41, 43, 61; 1 Cor. 10:10*"
Definition and meaning
to speak privately and in a low voice, mutter, Jn. 7:32; to utter secret and sullen discontent, express indignant complaint, murmur, grumble, Mt. 20:11; Lk. 5:30; Jn. 6:41, 43, 61; 1 Cor. 10:10*
In the original Greek the word is written: γογγύζω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of gongyzo (G1111) across the King James Bible.
And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
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Common questions
Strong's G1111 (gongyzo) is a Greek word that means: to speak privately and in a low voice, mutter, Jn. 7:32; to utter secret and sullen discontent, express indignant complaint, murmur, grumble, Mt. 20:11; Lk. 5:30; Jn. 6:41, 43, 61; 1 Cor. 10:10* It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word gongyzo (G1111) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1111 is gongyzo, a Greek word defined as: to speak privately and in a low voice, mutter, Jn. 7:32; to utter secret and sullen discontent, express indignant complaint, murmur, grumble, Mt. 20:1. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
gongyzo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.