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Lexicon :: Strong's G3456 - myktērizō

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μυκτηρίζω
Transliteration
myktērizō (Key)
Pronunciation
mook-tay-rid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of the base of μυκάομαι (G3455) (meaning snout, as that whence lowing proceeds)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:796,614

Strong’s Definitions

μυκτηρίζω myktērízō, mook-tay-rid'-zo; from a derivative of the base of G3455 (meaning snout, as that whence lowing proceeds); to make mouths at, i.e. ridicule:—mock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3456 in the following manner: mock (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3456 in the following manner: mock (1x).

  1. to turn up the nose or sneer at

  2. to mock, deride

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μυκτηρίζω myktērízō, mook-tay-rid'-zo; from a derivative of the base of G3455 (meaning snout, as that whence lowing proceeds); to make mouths at, i.e. ridicule:—mock.
STRONGS G3456:
μυκτηρίζω: (μυκτήρ the nose); present passive 3 person singular μυκτηρίζεται; properly, to turn up the nose or sneer at; to mock, deride: τινα, passive οὐ μυκτηρίζεται, does not suffer himself to be mocked, Galatians 6:7. (For לָעַג, Job 22:19; Psalm 79:7 (Ps. 80:7); Jeremiah 20:7; נָאַץ, Proverbs 1:30; בָּזָה, Proverbs 15:20; (cf. Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 39, 1 [ET] (and Harnack's note)). 1 Macc. 7:34; (1 Esdr. 1:49); Sextus Empiricus, adverb math. i. 211 (p. 648, 11 edition Bekker).) (Compare: ἐκμυκτηρίζω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
22:19
Psalms
79:7; 80:7
Proverbs
1:30; 15:20
Jeremiah
20:7
Galatians
6:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3456 matches the Greek μυκτηρίζω (myktērizō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:27 - About noontime Elijah began mocking them. “You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed, “for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself.[fn] Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21 - And the LORD has spoken this word against him:
“The virgin daughter of Zion
despises you and laughs at you.
The daughter of Jerusalem
shakes her head in derision as you flee.

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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 Job 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:19 - “The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed,
and the innocent will laugh in contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:6 - You have made us the scorn[fn] of neighboring nations.
Our enemies treat us as a joke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:30 - They rejected my advice
and paid no attention when I corrected them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12 - It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor;
a sensible person keeps quiet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A sensible person wins admiration,
but a warped mind is despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:5 - Only a fool despises a parent’s[fn] discipline;
whoever learns from correction is wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 - Sensible children bring joy to their father;
foolish children despise their mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:9 - Don’t waste your breath on fools,
for they will despise the wisest advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:22 - the LORD has spoken this word against him:
“The virgin daughter of Zion
despises you and laughs at you.
The daughter of Jerusalem
shakes her head in derision as you flee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 - O LORD, you misled me,
and I allowed myself to be misled.
You are stronger than I am,
and you overpowered me.
Now I am mocked every day;
everyone laughs at me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:17 - “Have you seen this, son of man?” he asked. “Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these detestable sins, leading the whole nation into violence, thumbing their noses at me, and provoking my anger?
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