noun · masculine
empaiktos
Greekἐμπαίκτης (empaiktēs)
Strong’sG1703
a mocker
stem empaikt-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἐμ-παίκτης, -ου, ὁ
(< ἐμπαίζω, q.v.), [in LXX: Is 3:4 (ִתַּעֲלוּלִים) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1703 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidemp-aheek-tace'
a derider, i.e. (by implication) a false teacher
Fromfrom G1702;
King Jamesmocker, scoffer.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | empaiktos | empaiktois2×ἐμπαῖκται |
| object accusative | empaikton | empaiktoin |
| direct address vocative | empaiktor | empaiktoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | empaiktou | empaiktoiu |
| to, for dative | empaikto | empaiktoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
empaikto is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
empaiktois“scoffers”subjectnominative plural2×
2 Peter 3:3“scoffers”houtem prōtem gnōskarōtois hoti ercheli epi eschataiu taiu hēmeraiu en empaigmona empaiktois kata tain idiain epithumiain autoiu poreuerōtoisMost importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
Jude 1:18“scoffers”hoti legale vi; Epi eschatou chronou eli empaiktois kata tain heautoiu epithumiain poreuerōtois taiu asebeiaiu.when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”