gongusmos is voiced discontent or complaint, whether among crowds, against a group, or in conduct to be avoided.

The term denotes expressed discontent or complaint: it arises among the Hellenists against the Hebrews in Acts 6:1, circulates through divided crowds in John 7:12, and is excluded from hospitality and all conduct in 1 Peter 4:9 and Philippians 2:14.

1. Expressed complaint or discontent · dominant

   In Acts 6:1, the nominative singular form names the complaint that arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews over neglected widows; the APB renders the verse "a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews arose." In John 7:12 it describes discussion through the crowds concerning him, with opposing claims about whether he is good or leads people astray; in 1 Peter 4:9 and Philippians 2:14, genitive forms occur in instructions that hospitality and all actions be done without such complaint.

   Acts 6:1John 7:121 Peter 4:9Philippians 2:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "murmuring" for the public complaints in Acts 6:1 and John 7:12, and "grumbling" in the prohibitions of 1 Peter 4:9 and Philippians 2:14. These are translation renderings of whole clauses.