To ridicule
ἐκμυκτηρίζωStrong’s G1592ekmuktērizō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekmuktērizō is the Greek word usually translated “were ridiculing” and “were deriding”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were ridiculing” and “were deriding”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they were ridiculing 1
- were deriding 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἐκμυκτηρίζω ekmuktērizō · to ridicule
ἐκ-μυκτηρίζω [in LXX: Psa.2:4 22:7 35:16 (לָעַג), I Est.1:51 A* ;] to hold up the nose in derision at, scoff at: with accusative, Luk.16:14 23:35.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ridicule” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RID'ICULE, noun
[Latin ridiculum, from rideo, to laugh or laugh at.]
- Contemptuous laughter; laughter with some degree of contempt; derision.
- That species of writing which excites contempt with laughter.
All definitions and other forms of “ridicule”
RID'ICULE, verb transitive
- To laugh at with expressions of contempt; to deride.
- To treat with contemptuous merriment; to expose to contempt or derision by writing.
RID'ICULE, adjective
Ridiculous. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.