King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3470
Transliteration: mōmos
Phonetic Spelling: (mo'-mos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: blame, disgrace, blemish
Meaning: blame, disgrace, blemish
μῶμος, μωμου, ὁ (perhaps akin to μύω, Curtius, § 478; cf. Vanicek, p. 732), blemish, blot, disgrace;
Word Summary
mōmos: blame, disgrace, blemish
Original Word: μῶμοςTransliteration: mōmos
Phonetic Spelling: (mo'-mos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: blame, disgrace, blemish
Meaning: blame, disgrace, blemish
Strong's Concordance
blemish. Perhaps from memphomai; a flaw or blot, i.e. (figuratively) disgraceful person -- blemish.
see GREEK memphomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3470: μῶμοςμῶμος, μωμου, ὁ (perhaps akin to μύω, Curtius, § 478; cf. Vanicek, p. 732), blemish, blot, disgrace;
1. censure.
2. insult: of men who are a disgrace to a society, 2 Peter 2:13 (A. V. blemishes). (From Homer down; the Sept. for מוּם, of bodily defects and blemishes, Leviticus 21:16ff; Deuteronomy 15:21; Song of Solomon 4:7; Daniel 1:4; of a mental defect, fault, Sir. 20:24(23).)