Lexicon :: Strong's G292 - amynomai

ἀμύνομαι
Transliteration
amynomai (Key)
Pronunciation
am-oo'-nom-ahee
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)
ἠμύνατο — 1x
ἠμύνατο — 1x
ἀμύνασθαι — 1x
ἠμυνάμην — 3x
ἠμύνατο — 2x
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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)].
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Joshua
10:13
Acts
7:24