King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5512
Transliteration: chleuazō
Phonetic Spelling: (khlyoo-ad'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to jest, mock, jeer
Meaning: to jest, mock, jeer
χλευάζω; imperfect ἐχλεύαζον; (χλεύη, jesting, mockery); to deride, mock, jeer: Acts 2:13 Rec.;. (2 Macc. 7:27; Wis. 11:15; Aristophanes, Demosthenes, Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, Lucian, others) (Compare: διαχλευάζω.)
Word Summary
chleuazō: to jest, mock, jeer
Original Word: χλευάζωTransliteration: chleuazō
Phonetic Spelling: (khlyoo-ad'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to jest, mock, jeer
Meaning: to jest, mock, jeer
Strong's Concordance
mock. From a derivative probably of cheilos; to throw out the lip, i.e. Jeer at -- mock.
see GREEK cheilos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5512: χλευάζωχλευάζω; imperfect ἐχλεύαζον; (χλεύη, jesting, mockery); to deride, mock, jeer: Acts 2:13 Rec.;