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Lexicon :: Strong's G1388 - dolos

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δόλος
Transliteration
dolos (Key)
Pronunciation
dol'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an obsolete primary verb, dello (probably meant to decoy; cf δελεάζω (G1185))
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Strong’s Definitions

δόλος dólos, dol'-os; from an obsolete primary verb, δέλλω déllō (probably meaning to decoy; compare G1185); a trick (bait), i.e. (figuratively) wile:—craft, deceit, guile, subtilty.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G1388 in the following manner: guile (7x), subtilty (2x), deceit (2x), craft (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G1388 in the following manner: guile (7x), subtilty (2x), deceit (2x), craft (1x).

  1. craft, deceit, guile

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δόλος dólos, dol'-os; from an obsolete primary verb, δέλλω déllō (probably meaning to decoy; compare G1185); a trick (bait), i.e. (figuratively) wile:—craft, deceit, guile, subtilty.
STRONGS G1388:
δόλος, -ου, ὁ, (from δέλω to catch with a bait [(?); Latin dolus, cf. Curtius, § 271]; see δελεάζω above); properly, bait, Homer, Odyssey 12, 252; a lure, snare; hence, craft, deceit, guile: Matthew 26:4; Mark 14:1; Mark 7:22; John 1:47 (John 1:48); Acts 13:10; 2 Corinthians 12:16; Romans 1:29; 1 Thessalonians 2:3 (οὐκ ἔστι ἐν δόλῳ, there is no deceit under it); 1 Peter 2:22 [1], and Revelation 14:5 Rec., after Isaiah 53:9; λαλεῖν δόλον to speak deceitfully (Psalm 33:14 (Ps. 34:14)), 1 Peter 3:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
33:14; 34:14
Isaiah
53:9
Matthew
26:4
Mark
7:22; 14:1
John
1:47; 1:48
Acts
13:10
Romans
1:29
2 Corinthians
12:16
1 Thessalonians
2:3
1 Peter
2:22; 3:10
Revelation
14:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1388 matches the Greek δόλος (dolos),
which occurs 36 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:35 - And he said to him, Thy brother has come with subtlety, and taken thy blessing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:13 - And the sons of Jacob answered to Sychem and Emmor his father craftily, and spoke to them, because they had defiled Dina their sister.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:14 - And if any one lie in wait for his neighbour to slay him by craft, and he go for refuge, thou shalt take him from my altar to put him to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:16 - Thou shalt not walk deceitfully among thy people; thou shalt not rise up against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:24 - Cursed is he that smites his neighbour secretly: and all the people shall say, So be it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:23 - And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ochozias, Treachery, Ochozias.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7 - Do ye not speak before the Lord, and utter deceit before him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:16 - And this shall turn to me for salvation; for fraud shall have no entrance before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 - And he shall conceive sorrows, and his end shall be vanity, and his belly shall bear deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:5 - But if I had gone with scorners, and if too my foot has hasted to deceit:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 - (LXX 9:28) Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4 - (LXX 23:4) He that is innocent in his hands and pure in his heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully [fn]to his neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2 - (LXX 31:2) Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and in whose mouth there is no guile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13 - (LXX 33:14) Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:20 - (LXX 34:20) For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in their anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 - (LXX 35:4) The words of his mouth are transgression and deceit: he is not inclined to understand how to do good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2 - (LXX 51:4) thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:11 - (LXX 54:12) and usury and craft have not failed from its streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 - He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:5 - The thoughts of the righteous are true judgments; but ungodly men devise deceits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:20 - There is deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil; but they that love peace shall rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:28 - A perverse man spreads mischief, and will kindle a torch of deceit with mischiefs; and he separates friends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:23 - Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:24 - A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:26 - He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:5 - (LXX 9:4) For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by deceit, and all raiment with [fn]restitution; and they shall be willing, even if they were burnt with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9 - And I will give the wicked for his burial, and the rich for his death; [fn] for he practised no iniquity, nor craft with his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:27 - As a snare which has been set is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore have they grown great, and become rich:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:6 - (LXX 9:5) There is usury upon usury, and deceit upon deceit: they would not know me, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:5 - Because thou hast been a perpetual enemy, and hast laid wait craftily for the house of Israel, with the hand of enemies with a sword, in the time of injustice, at the last:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 - And the yoke of his chain shall prosper: there is craft in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by craft shall destroy many, and he shall stand up for the destruction of many, and shall crush them as eggs in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:23 - And because of the leagues made with him he shall work deceit: and he shall come up, and overpower them with a small nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:11 - Shall the wicked be justified by the balance, or deceitful weights in the bag,

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9 - And I will openly take vengeance on the porches in that day, on the men that fill the house of the Lord their God with ungodliness and deceit.
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