Gongustes denotes people characterized in Jude 1:16 by murmuring alongside discontent and self-serving speech.

The attested use identifies a group marked by murmuring within a list of negative behaviors in Jude 1:16.

1. People marked by murmuring · dominant

   In Jude 1:16, the nominative plural masculine form identifies “these” people in a sequence that also describes them as malcontents, walking according to their desires, and speaking boastful things. The APB renders the opening clause, “These are murmurers,” while the surrounding descriptions frame the group’s conduct.

   Jude 1:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jude 1:16, the APB presents the group as “murmurers.” That wording is treated as the verse’s presentation of the clause rather than a precise lexical equation.