G5512: χλευάζω
chleuázō · “to sneer”
Definition
to throw out the lip, i.e. jeer at
KJV translates it as: mock
Word origin: from a derivative probably of G5491 (χεῖλος);
Extended definition
χλευάζω
(χλεύη, a jest), [in LXX: Wis.11:14, 2Ma.7:7, 4Ma.5:22 * ;]
to jest, mock, jeer: Act.17:32.†
(AS)
(χλεύη, a jest), [in LXX: Wis.11:14, 2Ma.7:7, 4Ma.5:22 * ;]
to jest, mock, jeer: Act.17:32.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G5512 is translated
- were mocking him, ×1
Bible verses with G5512 (chleuázō)
Chleuázō appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 17:32
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.