Strong's Lexicon
G1702 — ἐμπαίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1702 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐμπαίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1722 and G3815 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 13 |
| Transliteration: | empaizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | emp-aid'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) to make sport of as a child (teasing, harassing, etc.) 2. (concretely) to mock, deride 3. (by implication) to belittle |
| KJV Renderings: | mock |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐμπαίζω (see ἐν, III. 3); imperfect ἐνέπαιζον; future ἐμπαιξω (Mar 10:34 for the more common ἐμπαιξοῦμαι and ἐμπαίξομαι); 1 aorist ἐνεπαιξα (for the older ἐνεπαισα); passive, 1 aorist ἐνεπαίχθην (Mat 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, τίνι, Psalm 103:26 (); Euripides, Bacch. 867. to play with, trifle with (Latinilludere) i. e.
a. to mock: absolutely, Mat 20:19; Mat 27:41; Mar 10:34; Mar 15:31; Luk 23:11; τίνι (Herodotus 4, 134), Mat 27:29 (31); Mar 15:20; Luk 14:29; Luk 22:63; Luk 23:36; in passive Luk 18:32.
b. to delude, deceive, (Sophocles Ant. 799); in passive Mat 2:16 (Jer 10:15).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐμπαίζω (mock)
Matthew 2:16
- KJV: Then Herod when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men was exceeding wroth and sent forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all the coasts thereof from two years old and under according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men
- GK: τότε Ηρώδης ιδών ότι ενεπαίχθη υπό των μάγων εθυμώθη λίαν και αποστείλας ανείλε πάντας τους παίδας τους εν Βηθλεέμ και εν πάσι τοις ορίοις αυτής από διετούς και κατωτέρω κατά τον χρόνον ον ηκρίβωσε παρά των μάγων
Matthew 20:19
- KJV: And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify and the third day he shall rise again
- GK: και παραδώσουσιν αυτόν τοις έθνεσιν εις το εμπαίξαι και μαστιγώσαι και σταυρώσαι και τη τρίτη ημέρα αναστήσεται
Matthew 27:29
- KJV: And when they had platted a crown of thorns they put upon his head and a reed in his right hand and they bowed the knee before him and mocked him saying Hail King of the Jews
- GK: και πλέξαντες στέφανον εξ ακανθών επέθηκαν επί την κεφαλήν αυτού και κάλαμον επί την δεξιάν αυτού και γονυπετήσαντες έμπροσθεν αυτού ενέπαιζον αυτώ λέγοντες χαίρε ο βασιλεύς των Ιουδαίων
Matthew 27:31
- KJV: And after that they had mocked him they took the robe off from him and put his own raiment on him and led him away to crucify
- GK: και ότε ενέπαιξαν αυτώ εξέδυσαν αυτόν την χλαμύδα και ενέδυσαν αυτόν τα ιμάτια αυτού και απήγαγον αυτόν εις το σταυρώσαι
Matthew 27:41
- KJV: Likewise also the chief priests mocking with the scribes and elders said
- GK: ομοίως δε και οι αρχιερείς εμπαίζοντες μετά των γραμματέων και πρεσβυτέρων έλεγον
Mark 10:34
- KJV: And they shall mock him and shall scourge him and shall spit upon him and shall kill him and the third day he shall rise again
- GK: και εμπαίξουσιν αυτώ και μαστιγώσουσιν αυτόν και εμπτύσουσιν αυτώ και αποκτενούσιν αυτόν και τη τρίτη ημέρα αναστήσεται
Mark 15:20
- KJV: And when they had mocked him they took off the purple from him and put his own clothes on him and led him out to crucify him
- GK: και ότε ενέπαιξαν αυτώ εξέδυσαν αυτόν την πορφύραν και ενέδυσαν αυτόν τα ιμάτια τα ίδια και εξάγουσιν αυτόν ίνα σταυρώσωσιν αυτόν
Mark 15:31
- KJV: Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes He saved others himself he cannot save
- GK: ομοίως και οι αρχιερείς εμπαίζοντες προς αλλήλους μετά των γραμματέων έλεγον άλλους έσωσεν εαυτόν ου δύναται σώσαι
Luke 14:29
- KJV: Lest haply after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish all that behold begin to mock him
- GK: ίνα μήποτε θέντος αυτού θεμέλιον και μη ισχύοντος εκτελέσαι πάντες οι θεωρούντες άρξωνται έμπαιζειν αυτώ