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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 22 times in 21 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:14 - she called her household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:17 - Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:2 - that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:25 - While they were in high spirits, they shouted, “Bring out Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he performed for them. When they stood him among the pillars,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:27 - Now the temple was crowded with men and women; all the rulers of the Philistines were there, and on the roof were about three thousand men and women watching Samson perform.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:25 - But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:5 - During the night the men of Gibeah came after me and surrounded the house, intending to kill me. They raped my concubine, and she died.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:6 - Why do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? When Israel’s god dealt harshly with them, did they not send the Israelites out so they could go on their way?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.” But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me.” But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:16 - But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the LORD was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:26 - There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:35 - “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:4 - Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:15 - They are worthless, the objects of mockery; when their judgment comes, they will perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:5 - Those who are near and those who are far away will mock you, you infamous city, full of turmoil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:3 - The shields of the soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of juniper are brandished.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:10 - They mock kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; by building earthen ramps they capture them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:3 - On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.
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