Strong's Lexicon
G5512
G5512 — χλευάζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5512 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χλευάζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a derivative probably of G5491 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | chleuazo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khlyoo-ad'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to throw out the lip, i.e. jeer at |
| KJV Renderings: | mock |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χλευάζω; imperfect ἐχλεύαζον; (χλεύη, jesting, mockery); to deride, mock, jeer: Act 2:13 Rec.; . (2Ma 7:27; Wis 11:15; Aristophanes, Demosthenes, Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, Lucian, others) (Compare: διαχλευάζω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χλευάζω (mock)
Acts 2:13
- KJV: Others mocking said These men are full of new wine
- GK: έτεροι δε χλευάζοντες έλεγον ότι γλεύκους μεμεστωμένοι εισί
Acts 17:32
- KJV: And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead some mocked and others said We will hear thee again of this
- GK: ακούσαντες δε ανάστασιν νεκρών οι μεν εχλεύαζον οι δε είπον ακουσόμεθά σου πάλιν περί τούτου