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μομφή, μέμψις
momphē, mempsis
G3437
G:N-F Greek

complaint

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momphe, mempsis denotes a grievance held by one person against another in a setting that calls for forgiveness.

The attested use denotes a grievance that one person may have against another, named within an instruction to bear with and forgive one another in Colossians 3:13.

Senses in use

  1. A grievance against another person · dominant

    In Colossians 3:13, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the conditional clause about someone having a grievance against another; the surrounding instruction is to bear with and forgive one another. The APB renders the clause, "if anyone has a complaint against another,".

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Colossians 3:13, the APB presents the clause as "if anyone has a complaint against another" within the command to forgive. This wording confirms the clause's overall setting rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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