ΕΞΕΓΕΛΑΣΑΝ, εξεγελασαν
EXEGELASAN, exegelasan
Sounds Like: ex-eh-geh-LA-san
Translations: they laughed aloud, they scoffed, they mocked
From the root: ΕΚΓΕΛΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'εκ' (out, from) and 'γελαω' (to laugh). It means to laugh out loud, to scoff, or to mock someone. It implies a strong, often derisive, form of laughter directed at another person or situation.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1604 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 12:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΓΕΛΑΩ.
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.
- ἘΞΕΓΕΛΑ — laughed out, mocked, derided
- ἘΞΕΓΕΛΑΣΑΝ — they laughed at, they mocked, they derided
- ΕΚΓΕΛΑΣΕΤΑΙ — he will laugh aloud, he will mock, he will scoff
- ΕΚΓΕΛΑΣΗ — mockery, derision, a mockery, a derision
- ΕΚΓΕΛΑΩ — laugh at, mock, deride
- ΕΞΕΓΕΛΑ — they laughed, they scoffed, they mocked, they derided
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