What does γογγυσμός (gongysmós) mean in the Bible?
γογγυσμός (gongysmós): Discontent expressed through low, persistent murmuring rather than direct confrontation or loud complaint.
Greek · G1112
γογγυσμός
γογγυσμός (gongysmós): Discontent expressed through low, persistent murmuring rather than direct confrontation or loud complaint.
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γογγυσμόςG1112
Pronunciationgongysmós
What does γογγυσμός (gongysmós) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1112?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include complaining (2), to grumble (1), whispering (1).
Where does γογγυσμός (gongysmós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 7:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), Acts (1), John (1), Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcomplaining2×Philippians 2:14, 1 Peter 4:9
to grumble1×Acts 6:1
whispering1×John 7:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJohn 7:12
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
John1Acts1Philippians11 Peter1
Source forms
γογγυσμὸς2xgongysmosJohn 7:12, Acts 6:1
γογγυσμοῦ1xgongysmou1 Peter 4:9
γογγυσμῶν1xgongysmōnPhilippians 2:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xJohn 7:12, Acts 6:1
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural1xPhilippians 2:14
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1x1 Peter 4:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Discontent expressed through low, persistent murmuring rather than direct confrontation or loud complaint.
Strong'sG1112
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a grumbling
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 7:12Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
γογγυσμὸςgoggusmov
murmuring, grumbling
Read verseActs 6:1Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
γογγυσμὸςgoggusmov
murmuring, grumbling
Read versePhilippians 2:14Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
γογγυσμῶνgoggusmwn
murmuring, grumbling
Read verse1 Peter 4:9Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
γογγυσμῶν·goggusmwn
murmuring, grumbling
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms4Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineJohn 7:12 · Acts 6:12×
Genitive · Plural · MasculinePhil 2:141×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine1 Pet 4:91×
Word Origins
γογγυσμός is built from this root: