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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
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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 Box Gen 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:13 - So the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman replied, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:16 - "If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and has sexual relations with her, he must surely endow her to be his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:15 - On the fourth day they said to Samson's bride, "Trick your husband into giving the solution to the riddle. If you refuse, we will burn up you and your father's family. Did you invite us here to make us poor?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:5 - The rulers of the Philistines went up to visit her and said to her, "Trick him! Find out what makes him so strong and how we can subdue him and humiliate him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred silver pieces."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:25 - You know Abner the son of Ner! Surely he came here to spy on you and to determine when you leave and when you return and to discover everything that you are doing!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20 - The LORD said, 'Who will deceive Ahab, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?' One said this and another that.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:21 - Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the LORD. He said, 'I will deceive him.' The LORD asked him, 'How?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:22 - He replied, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' The LORD said, 'Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:32 - until I come and take you to a land just like your own - a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Then you will live and not die. Don't listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, "The LORD will rescue us."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:2 - and after several years went down to visit Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle to honor Jehoshaphat and those who came with him. He persuaded him to join in an attack against Ramoth Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:19 - The LORD said, 'Who will deceive King Ahab of Israel, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?' One said this and another that.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:20 - Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the LORD. He said, 'I will deceive him.' The LORD asked him, 'How?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:21 - He replied, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' The LORD said, 'Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:11 - Hezekiah says, "The LORD our God will rescue us from the power of the king of Assyria." But he is misleading you and you will die of hunger and thirst!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:15 - Now don't let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this. Don't believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. So how can your gods rescue you from my power?'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27 - so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:16 - And surely, he drew you from the mouth of distress, to a wide place, unrestricted, and to the comfort of your table filled with rich food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2 - In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:15 - Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:14 - This is what the king says: 'Don't let Hezekiah mislead you, for he is not able to rescue you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:18 - Hezekiah is misleading you when he says, "The LORD will rescue us." Has any of the gods of the nations rescued his land from the power of the king of Assyria?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:10 - "Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this: 'Don't let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, "Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10 - In response to all this I said, "Ah, Lord GOD, you have surely allowed the people of Judah and Jerusalem to be deceived by those who say, 'You will be safe!' But in fact a sword is already at our throats."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 - LORD, you coerced me into being a prophet, and I allowed you to do it. You overcame my resistance and prevailed over me. Now I have become a constant laughingstock. Everyone ridicules me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:10 - I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying, "Come on, let's publicly denounce him!" All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say, "Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - All the women who are left in the royal palace of Judah will be led out to the officers of the king of Babylon. They will taunt you saying, 'Your trusted friends misled you; they have gotten the best of you. Now that your feet are stuck in the mud, they have turned their backs on you.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:8 - Turn and flee! Take up refuge in remote places, you people who live in Dedan. For I will bring disaster on the descendants of Esau. I have decided it is time for me to punish them.
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