ἐμπαῖξαι [4 verses](verb aor inf act) "To Mock" is empaizo, which means "to mock" and "to sport in." In the passive, it means "to be deluded," and "to be defrauded" of the revenues. -- "Mock" is an uncommon (for Jesus) verb that means "to mock" and "to sport in." In the passive as it is here, it also means "to be deluded," and "to be defrauded" of the revenues. Translating it as "jeer at" may work better when used with an indirect object,