μέμφομαι; 1 aor. ἐμεμψάμην; in class. Grk. fr. Hesiod (opp. 184) down; to blame, find fault: absol. Ro. ix. 19; the thing found fault with being evident from what precedes, Mk. vii. 2 Rec.; αὐτούς, Heb. viii. 8 L T Tr mrg. WHtxt., where RG Tr txt. WH mrg. αὐτοῖς, which many join with μεμφόμενος (for the person or thing blamed is added by Grk. writ. now in the dat., now in the acc.; see Passow [or L. and S.] s. v., ef. Kriiger § 46, 7, 3); but it is more correct to supply αὐτήν, i. 6. διαθήκην, which the writer wishes to prove was not “ faultless” (cf. 7), and to join αὐτοῖς with λέγει; [B. § 133, 9].

μέμφομαι memphomai 2x

to find fault with, blame, censure; to intimate dissatisfaction with, Heb. 8:8; absol. to find fault, Rom. 9:19*

** μέμφομαι,

[in LXX: Si 11:7 41:7, II Mac 2:7*;]

to blame, find fault: absol., Ro 9:19; c. acc., αὐτούς (WH, txt.; αὐτοῖς, Rec., WH, mg.; on rendering with αὐτοῖς v. Westc., in l.), He 8:8.†

μέμφομαι. The phrase εἰς τὸ ἐν μηδενὶ μεμφθῆναι is common, e.g. BGU I. 1815 (a.p. 169), P Oxy I. 827 (mid. iii/a p.), 26. XII. 142616 (a.p. 332), and PSI I. 8618 (a.pv. 367-375). For the acc. constr., as in Heb 88 8* AD* (but dat. Ne B), cf. P Fay 1118 (A.D. 95-6) μένφομαί σαι (/. μέμφομαί ce) μεγάλως ἀπολέσας χ[υ]ρίδια δύω, ‘I blame you greatly for the loss of two pigs,” P Oxy XII. 14815 (early ii/a.p.) μέμφομαι δὲ τὸν εἴπαντά σοι, ‘‘I blame the person who told you,’ P Ryl 11. 2391} (mid. iii/a.p.) ἐὰν δέ τις ἀμέλεια γένηται, οὐκ ἐμ[ὲ οἹῦν μέμψι ἀλλ[ὰ σεαυτόν, ‘if any neglect occurs, you will not blame me but yourself’’ (Edd.). μεμπτός cf. BGU IV. 10798 (A.D. 41) (= Selections, p. 40) ἐὰν τὰ παρ(ὰ) σατοῦ ποίσῃς (/. σαυτοῦ ποιήσῃς) οὐκ εἶ μεμπτός, ‘if you manage your own affairs, you are not to be blamed,” P Oxy XIV. 17728 (late iii/a.D.) ἐγὼ δὲ οὔκ εἰμι μεμπτός, ἀλλὰ σὺ... καταθέμενος βραδέως μεμφητά, the editors suggest that μεμφητά, which does not occur elsewhere, may = μεμπτά, In MGr μελλούμενο is used for ‘the | In P Amh II. 63° (iii/a.p.) ovv- |

μέμφομαι (memphomai) — to blame. μέμφομαι, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐμέμφετο [Refs]: future μέμψομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἐμέμφθην [Refs 6th c.BC+]: present in passive sense, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]future μεμφθήσομαι Ps.-[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—blame, censure, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+]

1. with accusative person, μέμψονται δ᾽ ἄρα τούς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὸ μαντήϊον οὐκ ὀρθῶς ὁ Κροῖσος μέμφεται (i.e. τὸν Λοξίαν) [Refs 5th c.BC+]

1. b c.accusative of things, οἶνε, τὰ μέν σ᾽ αἰνῶ, τὰ δὲ μέμφομαι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; μ. τὴν γνώμην, τὰ δῶρα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. with dative person et accusative of things, impute as blameworthy, cast in one's teeth, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; μ. τινὶ ὅτι.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὕνεκα.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+] with genitive person et accusative _of things_, ὃ μάλιστα μέμφονται ἡμῶν which is the chief complaint they make against us, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. with dative person only, to be dissatisfied with, find fault with, [NT+5th c.BC+]: with participle added, μ. ἡμῖν λογισαμένοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]

4. with genitive of things only, complain of, οὐ μάχης.. μέμψει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμῆς ἐμέμφθη of her [neglected] honour [Refs 8th c.BC+]

5. with infinitive with μή, μ. μὴ πολλάκις βουλεύεσθαι object that one ought not.., [Refs]

6. absolutely, find fault, complain, [Refs 4th c.BC+] the plaintiffs, [Refs]