Word Summary
ekmyktērizō: to hold up the nose in derision of
Original Word: ἐκμυκτηρίζωTransliteration: ekmyktērizō
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-mook-ter-id'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to hold up the nose in derision of
Meaning: to hold up the nose in derision of
Strong's Concordance
deride.
From ek and mukterizo; to sneer outright at -- deride.
see GREEK ek
see GREEK mukterizo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1592: ἐκμυκτηρίζωἐκμυκτηρίζω: imperfect
ἐξεμυκτήριζον;
to deride by turning up the nose, to sneer at, scoff at:
τινα,
Luke 16:14;
Luke 23:35. (For
לָעַג,
Psalm 2:4; (
Psalm 34:16 ()); 2 Kings 19:21 (here the simple verb); 1 Esdr. 1:49 Alex.; Ev. Nicod. c. 10. Secular writings use the simple verb (from μυκτήρ the nose); (cf. Winer's Grammar, 25).)