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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 they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 - thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:47 - Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and he saith concerning him, 'Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10 - said, 'O full of all guile, and all profligacy, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:29 - having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, 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 - And be it so, I -- I did not burden you, but being crafty, with guile I did take you;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:3 - for our exhortation is not out of deceit, nor out of uncleanness, nor in guile,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:1 - Having put aside, then, all evil, 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 not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:5 - and in their mouth there was not found guile, for unblemished are they before the throne of God.
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