Greek verb · G1702
ἐμπαίζω
empaizoemp-aheed'-zo
to mock
13 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: empaízō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1702is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 9spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1702
to jeer at, i.e. deride
The King James renders it: mock.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
empaizo is rendered "to mock". It stands 13 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Five of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
- The Greek text spells it nine different ways.
The first use
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
Matthew 2:16ἐνεπαίχθη
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- mocking2
- they had mocked2
- to mock2
- having mocked1
- he had been outwitted1
- Mocked1
- they mocked1
- they will mock1
- were mocking1
- will be mocked1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 13, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
9 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐνέπαιξαν4
- ἐμπαίζοντες2
- ἐμπαίζειν1
- ἐμπαῖξαι1
- ἐμπαίξας1
- ἐμπαίξουσιν1
- ἐμπαιχθήσεται1
- ἐνέπαιζον1
- ἐνεπαίχθη1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural4V-AAI-3P
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PAP-NPM
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-API-3S
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-FAI-3P
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FPI-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-IAI-3P
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
Matthew
five uses
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
- ἐνεπαίχθηenepaichtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he had been outwitted
and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
- ἐμπαῖξαιempaixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to mock
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- ἐνέπαιξανenepaixanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they mocked
After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.
- ἐνέπαιξανenepaixanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they had mocked
In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
- ἐμπαίζοντεςempaizontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: mocking
Mark
three uses
who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
- ἐμπαίξουσινempaixousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will mock
After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
- ἐνέπαιξανenepaixanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they had mocked
In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
- ἐμπαίζοντεςempaizontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: mocking
Luke
five uses
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
- ἐμπαίζεινempaizeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to mock
He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
- ἐμπαιχθήσεταιempaichthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will be mocked
The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
- ἐνέπαιζονenepaizonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were mocking
And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
- ἐμπαίξαςempaixasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having mocked
The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
- ἐνέπαιξανenepaixanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Mocked
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.