Strong's Lexicon
G2606
G2606 — καταγελάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
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
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