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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 Box Gen 39:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:14 - that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:17 - Then she spoke to him with words like these, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:2 - “and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have abused me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:25 - So it happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may perform for us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them. And they stationed him between the pillars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:27 - Now the temple was full of men and women. All the lords of the Philistines were there—about three thousand men and women on the roof watching while Samson performed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:25 - But the men would not heed him. So the man took his concubine and brought her out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until morning; and when the day began to break, they let her go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:5 - “And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me, but instead they ravished my concubine so that she died.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:6 - “Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He did mighty things among them, did they not let the people go, that they might depart?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:26 - There the ships sail about;
There is that Leviathan
Which You have made to play there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:35 - “They have struck me, but I was not hurt;
They have beaten me, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:4 - And Your plunder shall be gathered
Like the gathering of the caterpillar;
As the running to and fro of locusts,
He shall run upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:15 - They are futile, a work of errors;
In the time of their punishment they shall perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:5 - “Those near and those far from you will mock you as infamous and full of tumult.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:3 - The shields of his mighty men are made red,
The valiant men are in scarlet.
The chariots come with flaming torches
In the day of his preparation,
And the spears are brandished.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:10 - They scoff at kings,
And princes are scorned by them.
They deride every stronghold,
For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:3 - “And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.
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