Deceit
ἀπάτηStrong’s G0539apatē
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apatē is the Greek word usually translated “deceit”, “deceitfulness” and “deceptions”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”
Meaning
Usually translated “deceit”, “deceitfulness” and “deceptions”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- deceit 4
- of deceit 1
- by deceitfulness 1
- deceptions 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Ephesians 1
- Colossians 1
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- Hebrews 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 2:13In contextAnd shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
- Matthew 13:22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
- Mark 4:19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
- Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
- Colossians 2:8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
- Hebrews 3:13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
Greek dictionary
ἀπάτη apatē · deceit
ἀπάτη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX: Ecc.9:6 א (no Heb. equiv.), Jdth.9:3, 10 9:13 16:8, 4Ma.18:8 * ;] deceit, deceitfulness: Col.2:8; τοῦ πλούτου, Mat.13:22, Mrk.4:19 (MM, VGT, see word); τῆς ἀδικίας, 2Th.2:10; τῆς ἁμαρτίας, Heb.3:13; αἱ ἐπιθυμίαι τῆς ἀ., Eph.4:22. pl., ἀπά ται (see M, Th., i.e.; NTD, 75; MM, l.with): 2Pe.2:13 (WH, mg., R., txt., ἐν ἀγάπαις).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “deceitfulness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DECE'ITFULNESS, noun
- Tendency to mislead or deceive; as the deceitfulness of sin.
- The quality of being fraudulent; as the deceitfulness of a man's practices.
- The disposition to deceive; as, a man's deceitfulness may be habitual.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.