Deceiver
φρεναπάτηςStrong’s G5423phrenapatēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Phrenapatēs is the Greek word usually translated “deceivers”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:”
Meaning
Usually translated “deceivers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- deceivers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Titus 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
φρεναπάτης phrenapatēs · deceiver
φρεναπάτης, -ου, ὁ (φρήν, ἀπάτη), a deceiver (B1., deceiver of his own mind, § 28, 5.2, where see ref. to π.): Tit.1:10 (eccl.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “deceiver” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DECE'IVER, noun
One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
- “I shall seem to my father as a deceiver” Genesis 27:12
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.