To mock
ἐμπαίζωStrong’s G1702empaizō
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Empaizō is the Greek word usually translated “mock”, “had mocked” and “mocking”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mock”, “had mocked” and “mocking”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to mock 2
- they had mocked 2
- mocking 2
- he had been outwitted 1
- they mocked 1
- they will mock 1
- will be mocked 1
- were mocking 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Luke 5
- Mark 3
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 20:19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- Matthew 27:29And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
- Matthew 27:31And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
- Matthew 27:41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
- Mark 10:34And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- Mark 15:20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
Greek dictionary
ἐμπαίζω empaizō · to mock
ἐμ-παίζω [in LXX for עָלַל hithp., שָׂחַק, etc. ;] = Attic προσ-, καταπαίζω, to mock at, mock (Hdt.): with dative, Mat.27:29, 31, Mrk.15:20, Luk.14:29 22:63 23:36; pass., Mat.2:16, Luk.18:32; absol., Mat.20:19 27:41, Mrk.10:34 15:31, Luk.23:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mock” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOCK, verb transitive
- Properly, to imitate; to mimick; hence, to imitate in contempt or derision; to mimick for the sake of derision; to deride by mimicry.
- To deride; to laugh at; to ridicule; to treat with scorn or contempt.“As he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, saying, go up, thou bald head” 2 Kings 2:23
- To defeat; to illude; to disappoint; to deceive; as, to mock expectation.“Thou hast mocked me and told me lies” Judges 16:10
- To fool; to tantalize; to play on in contempt.
All definitions and other forms of “mock”
MOCK, verb intransitive
To make sport in contempt or in jest, or to speak jestingly.
- “When thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?” Job 11:3
MOCK, noun
Ridicule; derision; sneer; an act manifesting contempt.
- “Fools make a mock at sin” Proverbs 14:9
- Imitation; mimicry. [Little used.]
MOCK, adjective
False, counterfeit; assumed; imitating reality, but not real.
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.