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Lexicon :: Strong's G538 - apataō

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ἀπατάω
Transliteration
apataō (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-at-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:384,65

Strong’s Definitions

ἀπατάω apatáō, ap-at-ah'-o; of uncertain derivation; to cheat, i.e. delude:—deceive.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G538 in the following manner: deceive (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G538 in the following manner: deceive (4x).

  1. to cheat, beguile, deceive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀπατάω apatáō, ap-at-ah'-o; of uncertain derivation; to cheat, i.e. delude:—deceive.
STRONGS G538:
ἀπατάω, -ῶ; 1 aorist passive ἠπατήθην; (ἀπάτη); from Homer down; to cheat, deceive, beguile: τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ [R T Tr WH marginal reading, αὑτ. G, ἑαυτ. L WH text], James 1:26; τινά τινι, one with a thing, Ephesians 5:6; passive 1 Timothy 2:14 (where L T Tr WH ἐξαπατηθεῖσα), cf. Genesis 3:13.
[Compare: ἐξαπατάω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
3:13
Ephesians
5:6
1 Timothy
2:14
James
1:26

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G538 matches the Greek ἀπατάω (apataō),
which occurs 30 times in 28 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:13 - And the Lord God said to the woman, Why hast thou done this? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me and I ate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:16 - (LXX 22:15) And if any one deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:15 - And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now thy husband, and let him tell thee the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: did ye invite us to do us violence?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:5 - And the princes of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Beguile him, and see wherein his great strength is, and wherewith we shall prevail against him, and bind him to humble him; and we will give thee [fn]each eleven hundred pieces of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:25 - Knowest thou not the mischief of Abenner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all things that thou doest?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20 - And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, [fn]that he may go up and fall in Remmath Galaad? and one spoke one way, and another another way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:21 - And there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:22 - And the Lord said to him, Whereby? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt deceive him, yea, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:32 - until I come and remove you to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, and bread and vineyards, a land of olive oil, and honey, and ye shall live and not die: and do not ye hearken to Ezekias, for he deceives you, saying, The Lord shall deliver you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:2 - And he went down after a term of years to Achaab to Samaria: and Achaab slew for him sheep and calves, in abundance, and for the people with him, and he much desired him to go up with him to Ramoth of the country of Galaad.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:19 - And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, that he may go up, and fall in Ramoth Galaad? And one spoke this way, and another spoke that way.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:20 - And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. And the Lord said, Whereby?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:21 - And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:11 - Does not Ezekias deceive you, to deliver you to death and famine and thirst, saying, The Lord our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:15 - Now then, let not Ezekias deceive you, and let him not make you thus confident, and believe him not: for no god of any kingdom or nation is at all able to deliver his people out of my hand, or the hand of my fathers: therefore your God shall not deliver you out of my hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27 - and if my heart was secretly deceived, and if I have laid my hand upon my mouth and kissed it:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:16 - And he has also enticed thee out of the mouth of the enemy:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2 - (LXX 76:3) In the day of mine affliction I earnestly sought the Lord; even with my hands by night before him, and I was not deceived; my soul refused to be comforted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - (LXX 77:36) Yet they loved him only with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:15 - Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:14 - thus says the king, Let not Ezekias deceive you with words: he will not be able to deliver you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:18 - Let not Ezekias deceive you, saying, God will deliver you. Have the gods of the nations delivered each one his own land out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:10 - Thus shall ye say to Ezekias king of Judea, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10 - And I said, O sovereign Lord, verily thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, There shall be peace; whereas behold, the sword has reached even to their soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 - Thou hast deceived me, O Lord, and I have been deceived: thou hast been strong, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock, I am continually mocked every day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:10 - For I have heard the reproach of many gathering round, saying, Conspire ye, and let us conspire together against him, even all his friends: watch his intentions, if perhaps he shall be deceived, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall be avenged on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - (LXX 45:22) And, behold, all the women that are left in the house of the king of Juda were brought forth to the princes of the king of Babylon; and they said, The men who were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and will prevail against thee; and they shall cause thy foot to slide and fail, they have turned back from thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:8 - (LXX 30:2) their place has been deceived. Dig deep for a dwelling, ye that inhabit Dædam, for he has wrought grievously: I brought trouble upon him in the time at which I visited him.
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