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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 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 - and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 - thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, a wicked eye, injurious language, haughtiness, folly;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - Now the passover and the feast of unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by subtlety and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:47 - Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10 - said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:29 - being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:16 - But be it so. *I* did not burden you, but being crafty I took you by guile.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:3 - For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:1 - Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:22 - who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:5 - and in their mouths was no lie found; for they are blameless.
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