mock

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adjective

pretended: P. προσποιητός, P. and V. πλαστός (Xen.).

verb transitive

P. and V. σκώπτειν; (Eur., Cyclops 675, absol.), Ar. and P. χλευάζειν, ἐπισκώπτειν, τωθάζειν, V. κερτομεῖν.

laugh at: P. and V. γελᾶν; (ἐπί, dat., or dat. alone), καταγελᾶν (gen.), ἐπεγγελᾶν (dat.), V. ἐγγελᾶν; (dat., or κατά, gen.), διαγελᾶν (acc.), ἐγκατιλλώπτειν (dat.).

insult: P. and V. ὑβρίζειν; (acc. or εἰς, acc.), ἐφυβρίζειν (acc., dat., or εἰς, acc.) (rare P.), προπηλακίζειν, P. ἐπηρεάζειν (dat.). Ar. and V. καθυβρίζειν; (acc. or gen.).

baffle: P. and V. σφάλλω, σφάλλειν, P. ἐκκρούειν.

mock (a person or a thing): Ar. and V. ἐνυβρίζειν; (acc. of person, dat. of thing, or absol.).