καταγελάω
katageláō · G2606 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to ridicule, to laugh at, to make fun of
To make fun of or ridicule by laughing at, but evidently also involving verbal communication
ExamplesMatthew 9:24 He said, “Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him.
Mark 5:40 And they began laughing at Him. But putting them all outside, He took along the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and entered the room where the child was in bed.
Luke 8:53 And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated: they 3
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
3 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 3
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ἐκμυκτηρίζω ekmyktērízō · G1592 · to ridicule, to sneer at, to show contempt for
- Both verbs denote outward expressions of scornful mockery — the target through derisive laughter, ἐκμυκτηρίζω through sneering contempt — representing a genuine, specific semantic convergence in the domain of contemptuous ridicule.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To ridicule, to laugh at, to make fun of33.410
- In Matthew 9:24, after Jesus says the girl is only asleep, it is written, “they began laughing at Him,” using this word for the act of mocking someone with ridicule.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon καταγέλω: imperfect 3 person plural κατεγέλων; to deride (A. V. laugh to scorn): τίνος,…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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