ἐμπαιγ-μός G1701
mocking, mockery, ridicule, derision
This noun means mockery or mocking. Hebrews 11:36 lists mockings among the sufferings endured by faithful witnesses, and 2 Peter 3:3 warns of scoffers coming with mockery in the last days. The word emphasizes derisive ridicule directed at believers. It captures the scorn and contempt expressed through mocking speech and behavior.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Describing scornful mockery directed at the faithful, this sense appears in contexts of suffering and eschatological testing. Hebrews 11:36 includes mockings in a catalog of persecutions endured by Old Testament saints, while 2 Peter 3:3 warns of last-days scoffers who mock the promise of Christ's return. Both emphasize derision as a form of hostility against God's people. 2×
AR["اسْتِهْزَاءَات", "سُخريَّةٍ"]·ben["উপহাসের", "বিদ্রূপ"]·DE["Verspottung"]·EN["mocking", "of-mockings"]·FR["moquerie"]·heb["הַלְּעָגָה", "לֶעַג"]·HI["उपहास", "उपहासों"]·ID["ejekan"]·IT["empaigmonē", "empaigmōn"]·jav["panggodha", "panyenyamah"]·KO["조롱들과", "조롱함"]·PT["de-escárnios", "zombaria"]·RU["насмешек", "насмешке"]·ES["burla", "de-burlas"]·SW["dharau", "dhihaka"]·TR["alayla", "alayların"]·urd["ٹھٹھوں", "ٹھٹھے"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐμπαιγ-μός, ὁ, mockery, mocking, LXX+NT