δελεάζω
deleázō · G1185 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to lead astray, to lure into sin
To lure or entice someone to sin (compare δέλεαρ ‘bait,’ not occurring in the NT)
ExamplesJames 1:14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.
2 Peter 2:14 having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having hearts trained in greed, accursed children;
2 Peter 2:18 For, while speaking out arrogant words of no value they entice by fleshly desires, by indecent behavior, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- Not stated (participle) 2
- Not stated: they 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ψυχήlife, soul 1
- ἀποφεύγωto escape 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνin+ ἐπιθυμίαdesire, lust 1
- ὑπόby, under+ ἐπιθυμίαdesire, lust 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- ἀπατάω apatáō · G538 · to mislead, to deceive, deception
- Greek verb meaning to deceive or lead astray through deception; overlaps significantly with δελεάζω in contexts of moral/spiritual deception, though ἀπατάω focuses more on the act of deceiving itself while δελεάζω emphasizes the allurement or baiting aspect of the deception.
- πλανάω planáō · G4105 · to mislead, to deceive, deception
- Greek verb for leading astray or causing to wander/err, commonly used in contexts of spiritual or moral deception; closely related to δελεάζω's sense of leading astray, though πλανάω emphasizes the result (being led off course) more than the method of enticement.
- ἐξαπατάω exapatáō · G1818 · to mislead, to deceive, deception
- Intensified form of ἀπατάω meaning to deceive completely or utterly beguile; shares δελεάζω's sense of leading into error through deceptive means, though ἐξαπατάω emphasizes the thoroughness of the deception rather than the entrapment metaphor.
In the other Testament 2 words
- פָּתָה pâthâh · H6601 · to be simple, to be naive, to be gullible
- Hebrew verb for enticing or deceiving someone, often with the connotation of leading astray through deception or seduction; used in contexts of moral/spiritual deception (e.g., Ezek 14:9, Jer 20:7) and is a direct translation equivalent for δελεάζω's sense of luring or entrapping through deceptive means.
- נָשָׁא nâshâʼ · H5377 · to lend, to oblige, to require
- Hebrew verb meaning to deceive or beguile, often with the sense of leading someone into error through trickery (Gen 3:13, 2 Kings 18:29); overlaps with δελεάζω's notion of deluding or entrapping through deceptive means.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To lead astray, to lure into sin88.303
- Used of being drawn toward wrongdoing by desire, as of being enticed by one's own lust in James 1:14 and the false teachers enticing unstable souls in 2 Peter 2:14 and 2:18.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (present passive δελεάζομαι); (δέλεαρ a bait); 1. properly, to bait, catch by 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 Pet 2:14, 2 Pet 2:18; Jas 1:14, on this passage cf. Philo, quod omn. prob. book § 22.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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