To deceive
ἐξαπατάωStrong’s G1818exapataō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Exapataō is the Greek word usually translated “deceived”, “deceive” and “should deceive”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
Meaning
Usually translated “deceived”, “deceive” and “should deceive”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- deceived 2
- they deceive 1
- should deceive 1
- may deceive 1
- having been deceived 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 2:14In contextAnd Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
- Romans 7:11For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
- Romans 16:18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
- 1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Greek dictionary
ἐξαπατάω exapataō · to deceive
ἐξ -απατάω, -ῶ strengthened form of ἀπατάω, [in LXX: Exo.8:29 (הָתַל hi.), Da TH Sus 5:6* ;] to deceive: with accusative, Rom.7:11 Rom.16:18, 1Co.3:18, 2Co.11:3, 2Th.2:3; pass., 1Ti.2:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “deceive” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DECE'IVE, verb transitive
[L to take asid, to ensnare.]
- To mislead the mind; to cause to err; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose on; to delude.“Take heed that no man deceive you” Matthew 24:4
- To beguile; to cheat.
- To cut off from expectation; to frustrate or disappoint; as, his hopes were deceived.
- To take from; to rob.
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.