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Lexicon :: Strong's G1702 - empaizō

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ἐμπαίζω
Transliteration
empaizō (Key)
Pronunciation
emp-aheed'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 5:630,758

Strong’s Definitions

ἐμπαίζω empaízō, emp-aheed'-zo; from G1722 and G3815; to jeer at, i.e. deride:—mock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G1702 in the following manner: mock (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G1702 in the following manner: mock (13x).

  1. to play with, trifle with

    1. to mock

    2. to delude, deceive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐμπαίζω empaízō, emp-aheed'-zo; from G1722 and G3815; to jeer at, i.e. deride:—mock.
STRONGS G1702:
ἐμπαίζω [see ἐν, III. 3]; imperfect ἐνέπαιζον; future ἐμπαίξω (Mark 10:34 for the more common -ξοῦμαι and -ξομαι); 1 aorist ἐνέπαιξα (for the older ἐνέπαισα); passive, 1 aorist ἐνεπαίχθην (Matthew 2:16, for the older ἐνεπαίσθην); 1 future ἐμπαιχθήσομαι; (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 240f; Krüger, § 40 under the word παίζω; [Veitch, ibid.]; Buttmann, 64f (56f)); to play in, τινί, Psalm 103:26 (Ps. 104:26); Euripides, Bacch. 867. to play with, trifle with (Latin illudere) i. e.
a. to mock: absolutely, Matthew 20:19; Matthew 27:41; Mark 10:34; Mark 15:31; Luke 23:11; τινί (Herodotus 4, 134), Matthew 27:29 [Matthew 27:31]; Mark 15:20; Luke 14:29; Luke 22:63; Luke 23:36; in passive Luke 18:32.
b. to delude, deceive, (Sophocles Ant. 799); in passive Matthew 2:16 (Jeremiah 10:15).

Related entry:
ἐμπαιγμονή [see ἐν, III. 3], -ῆς, ἡ, (ἐμπαίζω), derision, mockery: 2 Peter 3:3 G L T Tr WH. Not found elsewhere.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
104:26
Jeremiah
10:15
Matthew
2:16; 2:16; 20:19; 27:29; 27:31; 27:41
Mark
10:34; 10:34; 15:20; 15:31
Luke
14:29; 18:32; 22:63; 23:11; 23:36
2 Peter
3:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1702 matches the Greek ἐμπαίζω (empaizō),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 - Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:19 - and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:31 - And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:41 - So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:34 - And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:20 - And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:31 - So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:29 - Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:32 - For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:63

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:63 - Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:11 - And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:36 - The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine
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