Bible Concordance
Bait (3 Occurrences)James 1:14 But when a man is tempted, it is his own passions that carry him away and serve as a bait. (WEY)
2 Peter 2:18 For, while they pour out their frivolous and arrogant talk, they use earthly cravings--every kind of immorality--as a bait to entrap men who are just escaping from the influence of those who live in error. (WEY)
Amos 3:5 Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch? (See NAS)
Thesaurus
Bait (3 Occurrences)... 4. (n.) A light or hasty luncheon. 5. (vt) To provoke and harass; esp., to harass
or torment for sport; as, to
bait a bear with dogs; to
bait a bull.
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... 9. (vi) To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to take a tempting
offer. 10. (vi) To take or keep a firm hold; as, the anchor bites. 11. ...
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Allure (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of
some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable ...
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Angle (19 Occurrences)
... astrological houses. 6. (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting
of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. 7. (vi ...
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Bail (1 Occurrence)
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Offend (24 Occurrences)
... Skandalon is primarily "a trap-stick," "a bentstick on which the bait is fastened
which the animal strikes against and so springs the trap," hence, it came to ...
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Gentle (48 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil. 8. (n.) A dipterous larva used as fish
bait. 9. (vt) To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. 10. ...
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Guile (21 Occurrences)
... Exodus 21:14); once of remiyah, "deception," "fraud" (Psalm 32:2, "in whose spirit
there is no guile"); in the New Testament of dolos, "bait," hence, generally ...
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Influence (13 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 2:18 For, while they pour out their frivolous and arrogant talk, they use
earthly cravings--every kind of immorality--as a bait to entrap men who are ...
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Float (4 Occurrences)
... or boiler. 4. (n.) The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait
line, and indicate the bite of a fish. 5. (vi) Anything ...
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Greek
1388. dolos -- a bait, fig. craft, deceit ... dolos. 1389 >>. a
bait, fig.
... 1388 -- properly,
bait; (figuratively) deceit (trickery)
using to ("hook") people, especially those in , (brought on by themselves).
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... a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare, a stumbling block, an offense.
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: skandalon Phonetic Spelling: (skan ...
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1185. deleazo -- to lure
... to lure. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: deleazo Phonetic Spelling:
(del-eh-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I allure, entice by a bait Definition: I allure ...
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1386. dolios -- deceitful
... treacherous, deceitful, fraudulent. Cognate: 1386 -- deceitful -- advertising
the bait and concealing the hook! See 1388 (). Word Origin ...
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1389. doloo -- to ensnare, fig. to adulterate
... Cognate: 1389 (from 1388 , "bait") -- properly, to lure (or snare) -- holding out
the worm and concealing the hook!; ; "primarily, ; then to corrupt -- used of ...
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1387. dolioo -- to deceive
... Cognate: 1387 (from 1388 , "bait") -- properly, to lure, using to pull someone in;
to deceive, preying on people who are blinded by their own bitterness, greed ...
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97. adolos -- guileless, genuine
... 97 (an adjective, derived from 1 "without" and 1388 , "bait, deceit") -- properly,
not-caught (in a trap), referring to being (, ); (hidden, "mixed motives"). ...
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