G3456Greek

μυκτηρίζω

myktērízō
2 occurrencesNew TestamentRare Word

Definition

From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Strong's Definition

to make mouths at, i.e. ridicule

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

to contract the nose in contempt and derision, toss up the nose; to mock, deride, Gal. 6:7*

Source: Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Translated in KJV as

mock

Etymology

from a derivative of the base of G3455 (μυκάομαι) (meaning snout, as that whence lowing proceeds);

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