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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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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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 - she called out to her servants. Soon all the men came running. “Look!” she said. “My husband has brought this Hebrew slave here to make fools of us! He came into my room to rape me, but I screamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:17 - Then she told him her story. “That Hebrew slave you’ve brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me,” she said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:2 - I’ve also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them—and so you will know that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - “You have made me look like a fool!” Balaam shouted. “If I had a sword with me, I would kill you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:25 - Half drunk by now, the people demanded, “Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!” So he was brought from the prison to amuse them, and they had him stand between the pillars supporting the roof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:27 - Now the temple was completely filled with people. All the Philistine rulers were there, and there were about 3,000 men and women on the roof who were watching as Samson amused them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:25 - But they wouldn’t listen to him. So the Levite took hold of his concubine and pushed her out the door. The men of the town abused her all night, taking turns raping her until morning. Finally, at dawn they let her go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:5 - That night some of the leading citizens of Gibeah surrounded the house, planning to kill me, and they raped my concubine until she was dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:6 - Don’t be stubborn and rebellious as Pharaoh and the Egyptians were. By the time God was finished with them, they were eager to let Israel go.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.”
But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to taunt and torture me.”
But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:16 - But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the LORD’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:26 - See the ships sailing along,
and Leviathan,[fn] which you made to play in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:35 - And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it.
I didn’t even know it when they beat me up.
When will I wake up
so I can look for another drink?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:4 - Just as caterpillars and locusts strip the fields and vines,
so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:15 - Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies!
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:5 - O infamous city, filled with confusion, you will be mocked by people far and near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:3 - Shields flash red in the sunlight!
See the scarlet uniforms of the valiant troops!
Watch as their glittering chariots move into position,
with a forest of spears waving above them.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:10 - They scoff at kings and princes
and scorn all their fortresses.
They simply pile ramps of earth
against their walls and capture them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:3 - On that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves.
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