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διαγογγύζω

To complain throughout a crowd

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διαγογγύζω G1234
Pronunciation diagongýzō

What does διαγογγύζω (diagongýzō) mean in the Bible?

διαγογγύζω (diagongýzō) is a Greek word meaning "to complain throughout a crowd". δια-γογγύζω [in LXX chiefly for לין, לון, as Exo.

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Meaning

to complain throughout a crowd
Extended definition

Murmuring that spreads through a group, expressing discontent collectively rather than individually.

of a number, to murmur or mutter among themselves: Luk.15:2 19:7.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Imperfect
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality
Imperfect Active Luke 15:2 · Luke 19:7
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
background 2
Tense
imperfect 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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