διαγογγύζω G1234
to grumble, murmur among themselves; to express discontent in low tones
This compound verb intensifies the basic sense of 'murmur' with a prefix suggesting thoroughness or distribution—murmuring among or throughout a group. Luke uses it twice to describe the Pharisees' and scribes' negative reaction to Jesus' associations: grumbling that he welcomes sinners and eats with them (15:2), and murmuring that he has gone to be guest with a sinner (19:7). The term evokes the image of disapproving whispers spreading through a crowd, reflecting communal discontent expressed in undertones rather than open confrontation. Spanish 'murmuraban' and French 'murmurer' capture this sense of subdued but widespread complaint.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Appears exclusively in Luke's Gospel describing religious leaders' disapproving murmurs about Jesus' fellowship with sinners: the Pharisees and scribes grumbling about him welcoming and eating with tax collectors and sinners (Luke 15:2), and the crowd murmuring about him staying with Zacchaeus (Luke 19:7). Both contexts involve communal discontent expressed through murmuring rather than direct confrontation. 2×
AR["تَذَمَّروا", "كَانَ-يَتَذَمَّرُونَ"]·ben["অসন্তুষ্ট-হচ্ছিল", "গুঞজন-করছিল"]·DE["διεγόγγυζον"]·EN["were-grumbling"]·FR["murmurer"]·heb["הִתְלוֹנְנוּ"]·HI["कुड़कुड़ा-रहे-थे", "कुड़कुड़ाते-थे"]·ID["bersungut-sungut"]·IT["mormorare"]·jav["sami-grenengan", "sami-grenengan,"]·KO["투덬거렸다"]·PT["murmuravam"]·RU["роптали"]·ES["murmuraban"]·SW["walinungʼunika"]·TR["söyleniyorlardı"]·urd["بڑبڑاتے-تھے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
διαγογγύζω, mutter or murmur among themselves, κατά τινος LXX; ἐπί τινιLXX+NT+3rd c.AD+