GreekG5512Verb
χλευάζω
chleuazō
“to sneer”
1Occurrences
G5512Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to throw out the lip, i.e. jeer at
from a derivative probably of G5491 (χεῖλος);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to jest, mock, jeer.
LXX: *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
χλευάζω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 17:32BSB
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
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