ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΩΣΙΝ, καταγελωσιν
KATAGELŌSIN, katagelōsin
Sounds Like: kah-tah-geh-LOH-sin
Translations: they laugh at, they mock, they ridicule
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to laugh at' or 'to mock'. It is used to describe the act of ridiculing someone or something, often with contempt. The prefix 'κατά' (kata) intensifies the action of 'γελάω' (gelaō), which means 'to laugh'. It implies a strong, often scornful, laughter directed at another.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2606 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 58:1
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 13:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛ — to laugh at, to mock, to ridicule, to deride
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑ — laugh at, mock, ridicule
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣ — you laugh at, you mock, you deride, you scorn
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them laugh at, let them mock, let them deride
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΕΙΕ — laugh at, mock, ridicule, deride
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΕΙΕΝ — to laugh at, to mock, to ridicule
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΕΤΑΙ — will laugh at, will mock, will deride
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΕΤΕ — you will laugh at, you will mock, you will ridicule
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΗ — you will laugh at, you will mock, you will deride
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will be laughed at, they will be ridiculed, they will be mocked
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΘΩΜΕΝ — let us be laughed at, let us be ridiculed, let us be mocked
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will laugh at, they will mock, they will ridicule
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΤΑΙ — laughs at, mocks, ridicules, scoffs at
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΩ — to laugh at, to mock, to ridicule
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΩΜΕΝΟΙ — ridiculed, mocked, derided, laughed at
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΩΝ — laughing at, mocking, ridiculing
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΩΝΤΑ — laughing at, mocking, deriding, one who laughs at, those who mock
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΩΝΤΑΙ — they laugh at, they mock, they ridicule
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΩΝΤΕΣ — laughing at, mocking, ridiculing
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΩΤΟΣ — (of) derision, (of) mockery, (of) ridicule
- ΚΑΤΕΓΕΛΑ — laughed at, mocked, ridiculed
- ΚΑΤΕΓΕΛΑΣΑ — I laughed at, I ridiculed, I mocked
- ΚΑΤΕΓΕΛΑΣΑΝ — they laughed at, they ridiculed, they mocked
- ΚΑΤΕΓΕΛΑΣΕΝ — laughed at, mocked, ridiculed
- ΚΑΤΕΓΕΛΩΝ — they laughed at, they ridiculed, they mocked
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