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ἀμύνομαι

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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.