Strong's Lexicon
chleuazó: To mock, to ridicule, to jeer
Original Word:χλευάζω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:chleuazó
Pronunciation:khlyoo-ad'-zo
Phonetic Spelling:(khlyoo-ad'-zo)
Definition:To mock, to ridicule, to jeer
Meaning:I mock, scoff, jest, jeer.
Word Origin:Derived from a presumed derivative of the Greek word χλεύη (chleuē), meaning "a jest" or "mockery."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with mockery is לָעַג (la'ag), Strong's Hebrew 3932, which also means to mock or deride.
Usage:The verb "chleuazó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of mocking or ridiculing someone. It conveys a sense of scornful derision, often directed at individuals or groups who are being belittled or treated with contempt. This term is typically used in contexts where the mockery is public and intended to humiliate or discredit the person being mocked.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, public mockery was a common social tool used to shame or discredit individuals, often in political or religious contexts. Mockery could be a form of social control, reinforcing societal norms by ridiculing those who deviated from them. In the context of early Christianity, believers often faced mockery for their faith, as their beliefs and practices were countercultural and misunderstood by the surrounding pagan society.
HELPS Word-studies
5512xleuázō (fromxleuē, "a joke") – properly, to joke (jest), i.e. to scoff (ridicule) using barbed humor and mocking jeers (used only in Ac 17:32).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom chleué (a jest)
Definitionto jest, mock, jeer
NASB Translationsneer (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5512: χλευάζωχλευάζω; imperfect
ἐχλεύαζον; (
χλεύη, jesting, mockery);
to deride, mock, jeer:
Acts 2:13Rec.;
. (2 Macc. 7:27; Wis. 11:15;Aristophanes,Demosthenes,Polybius,Diodorus,Plutarch,Lucian, others) (Compare:διαχλευάζω.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
mock.From a derivative probably ofcheilos; to throw out the lip, i.e. Jeer at -- mock.
see GREEKcheilos
Forms and Transliterations
διαχλευαζοντες διαχλευάζοντες εχλευαζον εχλεύαζον ἐχλεύαζον χλευάζοντες χλεύασμα χλευασμόν χλευασμός diachleuazontes diachleuázontes echleuazon echleúazonLinks
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