Strong's Lexicon

G2606

G2606 — καταγελάω

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekkatagelaoverbOccurrences: 3

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G2606
Word:καταγελάω
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:(not given)
Language:Greek
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:katagelao
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kat-ag-el-ah'-o
Meaning:1. to laugh down, i.e. deride
KJV Renderings:laugh to scorn

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

καταγελάω, καταγέλω: imperfect 3 person plural κατεγέλων; to deride (A. V. laugh to scorn): τίνος, anyone (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 15), Mat 9:24; Mar 5:40; Luk 8:53. (From (Aeschylus and) Herodotus down; the Sept..)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

καταγελάω (laugh to scorn)

Matthew 9:24

KJV: He said unto them Give place for the maid is not dead but sleepeth And they laughed him to scorn
GK: λέγει αυτοίς αναχωρείτε ου γαρ απέθανε το κοράσιον αλλά καθεύδει και κατεγέλων αυτού

Mark 5:40

KJV: And they laughed him to scorn But when he had put them all out he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel and them that were with him and entereth in where the damsel was lying
GK: και κατεγέλων αυτού ο δε εκβαλών άπαντας παραλαμβάνει τον πατέρα του παιδίου και την μητέρα και τους μετ΄ αυτού και εισπορεύεται όπου ην το παιδίον ανακείμενον

Luke 8:53

KJV: And they laughed him to scorn knowing that she was dead
GK: και κατεγέλων αυτού ειδότες ότι απέθανεν
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