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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 13 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 - Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:19 - Then they will hand him over to the Romans[fn] to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:31 - When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:41 - The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:34 - They will mock him, spit on him, flog him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:20 - When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:31 - The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:29 - Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:32 - He will be handed over to the Romans,[fn] and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:63

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:63 - The guards in charge of Jesus began mocking and beating him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:11 - Then Herod and his soldiers began mocking and ridiculing Jesus. Finally, they put a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:36 - The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine.
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