verb
katagelamō
Greekκαταγελάω (katagelaō)
Strong’sG2606
I laugh at, ridicule
stem katagel-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατα-γελάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for שׁחק, Jb 5:22, Pr 29:9, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2606 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-ag-el-ah'-o
to laugh down, i.e. deride
King Jameslaugh to scorn.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katagelaleκατεγέλων | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | laughed at | 3× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagelamō | katagelame | katagelami | katagelama | katagelamē | katagelamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagelasō | katagelase | katagelasi | katagelasa | katagelasē | katagelaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagelatō | katagelate | katagelati | katagelata | katagelatē | katagelatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katagelanō | katagelane | katagelani | katagelana | katagelanē | katagelanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagelavō | katagelave | katagelavi | katagelava | katagelavē | katagelavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagelalō | katagelale3×κατεγέλων | katagelali | katagelala | katagelalē | katagelalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagelameiō | katagelameia | katagelameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagelaseiō | katagelaseia | katagelaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagelateiō | katagelateia | katagelateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katagelaneiō | katagelaneia | katagelaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagelaveiō | katagelaveia | katagelaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagelaleiō | katagelaleia | katagelaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katagelasōr | katagelasar | katagelasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagelatōr | katagelatar | katagelatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagelavōr | katagelavar | katagelavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katagelalōr | katagelalar | katagelalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagelamoiō | katagelamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katagelasoiō | katagelasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagelatoiō | katagelatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katagelanoiō | katagelanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagelavoiō | katagelavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katagelaloiō | katagelaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katagelarō | katagelari | katagelara | katagelarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katagelarōtos | katagelaritos | katagelaratos | katagelarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
katagel 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
katagelale“laughed at”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 9:24“laughed at”legate; Anachōravōr, ouk gar apothnēskata tem korasiem alla katheudatō; kai katagelale autou.“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
Mark 5:40“laughed at”kai katagelale autou. autos de ekballaratos pantoin paralambatō ton patēron teu paidieu kai tan mētēran kai toin meta autou, kai eisporeuetō hopou ate tem paidiem;And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
Luke 8:53“laughed at”kai katagelale autou, oidarētois hoti apothnēskata.And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.