To deride
διαχλευάζωStrong’s G6017diachleuazō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Diachleuazō is the Greek word usually translated “mocking”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mocking”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mocking 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
διαχλευάζω diachleuazō · to deride
δια-χλευάζω, intensive of χλευάζω, to scoff, mock: (a) with accusative; (b) absol., Act.2:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “deride” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DERIDE, verb transitive
[Latin To laugh.]
To laugh at in contempt; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to treat with scorn by laughter.
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.