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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 to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 - coveting, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:47 - Jesus saw Nathan'a-el coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10 - and said, "You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:29 - They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity, they are gossips,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:16 - But granting that I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by guile.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:3 - For our appeal does not spring from error or uncleanness, nor is it made with guile;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:1 - So put away all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:22 - He committed no sin; no guile was found on his lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - For "He that would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:5 - and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are spotless.
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