2001 Translation

DIAPAIZŌN, diapaizōn

Sounds Like: dee-ah-PAI-zohn

Translations: mocking, ridiculing, making sport of, scoffing at

From the root: ΔΙΑΠΑΙΖΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'διά' (through, thoroughly) and 'παίζω' (to play, to jest). It means to thoroughly mock, ridicule, or make sport of someone or something. It describes an action of derision or contempt, often implying a playful or jesting manner that is nonetheless hurtful or disrespectful. It can be used to describe someone who is scoffing at or making fun of another.

Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine or Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Strong’s number: G1223 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 38:263
• Book Two — 38:263

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΠΑΙΖΩ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΔΙΑΠΑΙΖΟΙ — he might mock, he might ridicule, he might make sport of, he might scoff at
• ΔΙΑΠΑΙΖΩ — mock, ridicule, make sport of, scoff at, make fun of

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