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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 consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 - Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:47 - Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith 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, O full of all subtilty, and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:29 - Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; 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: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:1 - Wherefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil-speakings,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:22 - Who committed 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 restrain his tongue 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 mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
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