Empaiktes denotes people predicted to come with derision while following their own desires.

The attested use identifies people expected to come with derision while following their own desires, stated in parallel predictions in 2 Peter 3:3 and Jude 1:18.

1. People coming with derision · dominant

   In 2 Peter 3:3 and Jude 1:18, the nominative plural masculine form identifies a group said to come in the last days or last time and to go according to their own desires. In 2 Peter 3:3 the APB renders the clause "mockers will come in the last days with derision," while Jude 1:18 similarly says, "there will be mockers who go according to their own ungodly desires."

   2 Peter 3:3Jude 1:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the group as "mockers" in predictions of their coming and their pursuit of their own desires.