Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἀμύνομαι
Greek transliteration
amynomai
Simplified transliteration
amynomai
Principal Parts
-, ἠμυνάμην, -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number
292
GK Number
310

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1c(2)
Gloss
to defend, help, come to the aid of
Definition
to ward off; to help, assist; to repel from oneself, resist, make a defence; to assume the office of protector and avenger, Acts 7:24*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀμύνομαι

Acts 7:24 And seeing one of them being treated unjustly, he defended (ēmynato | ἠμύνατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) him and brought justice to the one being mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

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