Lexicon doloó: to ensnare, fig. to adulterate Original Word: δολόωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: doloó Phonetic Spelling: (dol-o'-o) Short Definition: I adulterate, corrupt Definition: I adulterate, corrupt, ensnare. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 1389 dolóō (from 1388 /dólos, "bait") – properly, to lure (or snare) by using bait – holding out the worm and concealing the hook!; to handle deceitfully; "primarily, to ensnare; then to corrupt – used of adulterating gold, wine, etc." (WS, 818). See 1388 (dolos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom dolosDefinitionto ensnare, fig. to adulterate NASB Translationadulterating (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1389: δολόωδολόω, δόλῳ; ( δόλος; 1. to ensnare: Hesiod, Herodotus and succeeding writers. 2. to corrupt, (βδελλιον and λίβανον, Dioscor. 1, 80. 81); τόν οἶνον, Lucian, Hermot. 59) τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, divine truth by mingling with it wrong notions, 2 Corinthians 4:2. (Cf. Trench, § 62, and see καπηλεύω.)
Strong's handle deceitfully. From dolos; to ensnare, i.e. (figuratively) adulterate -- handle deceitfully. see GREEK dolos |
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