"to find fault with, blame, censure; to intimate dissatisfaction with, Heb. 8:8; absol. to find fault, Rom. 9:19*"
Definition and meaning
to find fault with, blame, censure; to intimate dissatisfaction with, Heb. 8:8; absol. to find fault, Rom. 9:19*
In the original Greek the word is written: μέμφομαι
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
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 memphomai (G3201) across the King James Bible.
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
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Common questions
Strong's G3201 (memphomai) is a Greek word that means: to find fault with, blame, censure; to intimate dissatisfaction with, Heb. 8:8; absol. to find fault, Rom. 9:19* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word memphomai (G3201) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3201 is memphomai, a Greek word defined as: to find fault with, blame, censure; to intimate dissatisfaction with, Heb. 8:8; absol. to find fault, Rom. 9:19*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
memphomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.