μυκτηρίζω
muktērizō
G3456
G:V
Greek
to mock
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Greek
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Mukterizo describes being treated with mocking contempt; its lone occurrence says that God is not mocked.
The attested use describes God as not subject to mocking contempt in the warning that what a person sows will also be reaped.
Senses in use
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Treating God with mocking contempt · dominant
In Galatians 6:7, μυκτηρίζεται is a present passive indicative singular form in the statement that God is not subject to this action; the APB renders the clause, “God is not mocked,” before stating that a person reaps what he sows.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Galatians 6:7, the APB presents the clause as “God is not mocked.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall sense rather than establishing a finer distinction.