Words the Bible translates as ridicule
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- empaizōἐμπαίζωto mock: to make sport of someone, treating them with scorn as an object of ridicule
- la'agלַעַגderision: contempt that has gone public, either the disgrace of being laughed at or the scornful talk itself
- ekmuktērizōἐκμυκτηρίζωto ridiculenot studied yet
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