ΔΙΑΓΕΛΩΣΑΙ, διαγελωσαι
DIAGELŌSAI, diagelōsai
Sounds Like: dee-ah-geh-LOH-sai
Translations: to mock, to ridicule, to laugh at, to make fun of
From the root: ΔΙΑΓΕΛΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from διά (dia, 'through, thoroughly') and γελάω (gelaō, 'to laugh'). It means to laugh at someone or something in a mocking or derisive way, to ridicule, or to make fun of. It implies a thorough or complete act of mockery.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 7:223
From the same root
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