2001 Translation

SKŌPTEI, skōptei

Sounds Like: SKOHP-tee

Translations: mocks, scoffs, ridicules, jeers at

From the root: ΣΚΩΠΤΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to mock, scoff, or ridicule someone or something. It implies treating someone with contempt or derision, often through words or gestures. It is used to describe an action of making fun of or showing disdain for another.

Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative

Strong’s number: G4657 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Sirach — 10:10

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 5:49
• Book Two — 5:49

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Sirach — 10:10

From the same root

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

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.

• ἘΣΚΩΠΤΟΝ — they mocked, they scoffed, they ridiculed
• ΣΚΩΠΤΟΝ — scoffed, mocked, ridiculed, derided
• ΣΚΩΠΤΩ — to mock, to scoff, to ridicule, to jeer, to make fun of
• ΣΚΩΠΤΩΝ — scoffing, mocking, ridiculing, one who scoffs, one who mocks, one who ridicules

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