ΣΚΩΠΤΩΝ, σκωπτων
SKŌPTŌN, skōptōn
Sounds Like: SKOHP-tohn
Translations: scoffing, mocking, ridiculing, one who scoffs, one who mocks, one who ridicules
From the root: ΣΚΩΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb 'σκόπτω' (skōptō), meaning 'to scoff' or 'to mock'. It describes an action of ridiculing or making fun of someone or something. It can be used to describe a person who is in the act of scoffing or as an adjective describing something as mocking.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative; or Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4647 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 13:339
From the same root
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