G2606: καταγελάω
katageláō · “to mock”
Definition
to laugh down, i.e. deride
KJV translates it as: laugh to scorn
Extended definition
κατα-γελάω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂחַק, Job.5:22, Pro.29:9, al. ;]
to deride, laugh scornfully at: with genitive of person(s), Mat.9:24, Mrk.5:40, Luk.8:53.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂחַק, Job.5:22, Pro.29:9, al. ;]
to deride, laugh scornfully at: with genitive of person(s), Mat.9:24, Mrk.5:40, Luk.8:53.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2606 is translated
- they were mocking ×1
- they were laughing at ×1
- they were laughing ×1
Bible verses with G2606 (katageláō)
Katageláō appears in 3 verses.
- Matthew 9:24
He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
- Mark 5:40
And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
- Luke 8:53
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.