Amunō ἀμύνω
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| ἀμύνω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | amunō |
| Strong's number | G292 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to defend |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Amunō (Greek ἀμύνω, Strong's G292) is a Greek verb meaning “to defend”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀμύνω
[in LXX (mid.): Jos.10:13 (נָקַם), נָקַם), Psa.118:10-12 מוּל hi.), Isa.59:16 (יָשַׁע hi.), Wis.11:3, al. ;]
to ward off, etc. Mid.
(a) to defend oneself against;
(b) to requite;
(with) = act., to defend, assist (Isa, l.with): with accusative of person(s), Act.7:24 (MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
[in LXX (mid.): Jos.10:13 (נָקַם), נָקַם), Psa.118:10-12 מוּל hi.), Isa.59:16 (יָשַׁע hi.), Wis.11:3, al. ;]
to ward off, etc. Mid.
(a) to defend oneself against;
(b) to requite;
(with) = act., to defend, assist (Isa, l.with): with accusative of person(s), Act.7:24 (MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | defended (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | went to his defense (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Amunō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 7:24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).