Empaízō — G1702

G1702 · Greek — ἐμπαίζω

Pronunciation: emp-aheed'-zo

Definition

verb

to jeer at, i.e. deride

  1. to mock
  2. to delude, deceive

Usually translated as

mock

Origin

from G1722 and G3815

Occurrences

Empaízō occurs 13 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), Mark (3), Luke (5)

Strong's Lexicon — E