ἐκμυκτηρίζω
ekmyktērizō · sneer at
Greek word · Strong’s number G1592 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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ekmyktērizō (ἐκμυκτηρίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sneer at”.
Ridicule with contempt.
How to say it
ek·myk·tē·ri·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To scoff with gestures of contempt.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- they were ridiculing ×1
- were sneering ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 16:14
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and they were ridiculing him.
- Luke 23:35
And the people stood watching. And the rulers also were sneering, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if this man is the Messiah of God, the Chosen One!”