ἘΜΠΑΙΓΜΟΣ, ἐμπαιγμος
EMPAIGMOS, empaigmos
Sounds Like: em-paig-MOS
Translations: mockery, a mockery, derision, a derision, scoffing, a scoffing
From the root: ἘΜΠΑΙΓΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an act of mockery, derision, or scoffing. It describes the action of making fun of someone or something, often with contempt or scorn. It can be used to describe the taunts or insults directed at a person.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1702 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 27:28
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΜΠΑΙΓΜΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΜΠΑΙΓΜΟΝ — mockery, derision, a mockery, an object of mockery
- ἘΜΠΑΙΓΜΩΝ — (of) mockery, (of) scoffing, (of) insult, (of) a mockery
- ἘΝΠΑΙΓΜΩΝ — of mockeries, of derisions, of insults, of scoffing
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