Lexicon deleazó: to lure Original Word: δελεάζωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: deleazó Phonetic Spelling: (del-eh-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I allure, entice by a bait Definition: I allure, entice (by a bait). HELPS word-Studies 1185 deleázō (from delear, "bait") – properly, to bait a hook or set a trap with bait; (figuratively) entice a victim into a moral trap, luring them in through their own selfish impulses. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom delear (bait) Definitionto lure NASB Translationentice (1), enticed (1), enticing (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1185: δελεάζωδελεάζω; (present passive δελεάζομαι); ( δέλεαρ a bait); 1. properly, to bait, catch by a bait: Xenophon, mem. 2, 1, 4, et al. 2. as often in secular authors, metaphorically, to beguile by blandishments, allure, entice, deceive: τινα, 2 Peter 2:14, 18; James 1:14, on this passage cf. Philo, quod omn. prob. book § 22.
Strong's allure, beguile, entice. From the base of dolos; to entrap, i.e. (figuratively) delude -- allure, beguile, entice. see GREEK dolos |
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