Malcontent
μεμψίμοιροςStrong’s G3202mempsimoiros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Mempsimoiros is the Greek word usually translated “discontented”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.”
Meaning
Usually translated “discontented”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- discontented 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jude 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
μεμψίμοιρος mempsimoiros · malcontent
μεμψίμοιρος, -ον (μέμφομαι, + μοῖρα, fate, lot), complaining of one's fate, querulous: Ju 16 † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “malcontent” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MAL'CONTENT, noun
[mal and content.]
A discontented subject of government; one who murmurs at the laws and administration, or who manifests his uneasiness by overt acts, as in sedition or insurrection.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.