Empaigmone denotes the derisive manner associated with mockers in 2 Peter 3:3.

The attested use places the noun with mockers who come while following their own desires, marking their conduct as derisive.

1. Derisive conduct of mockers · dominant

   In 2 Peter 3:3, the dative singular feminine form occurs in the statement that mockers will come while following their own desires; the APB renders the verse with “mockers will come in the last days with derision.”

   2 Peter 3:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 3:3, the APB presents the clause as mockers coming “with derision.” This identifies the verse-level presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.