Lexicon apataó: to deceive Original Word: ἀπατάωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apataó Phonetic Spelling: (ap-at-ah'-o) Short Definition: I deceive, lead into error Definition: I deceive, cheat, lead into error. HELPS word-Studies 538 apatáō (from 539 /apátē) – properly, deceive, using tactics like seduction, giving distorted impressions, etc. 538 /apatáō ("lure into deception") emphasizes the means to bring in error (delusion). [This means of deception with 538 (apatáō) is often sensual (personal desires, pleasure; cf. A. Deissmann).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom apatéDefinitionto deceive NASB Translationdeceive (1), deceived (1), deceives (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 538: ἀπατάωἀπατάω, ἀπάτω; 1 aorist passive ἠπατήθην; ( ἀπάτη); from Homer down; to cheat, deceive, beguile: τήν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ ( R T Tr WH marginal reading, αὑτοῦ G, ἑαυτοῦ L WH text), James 1:26; τινα τίνι, one with a thing, Ephesians 5:6; passive 1 Timothy 2:14 (where L T Tr WH ἐξαπατηθεῖσα), cf. Genesis 3:13. (Compare: ἐξαπατάω.)
Strong's deceive. Of uncertain derivation; to cheat, i.e. Delude -- deceive. |
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