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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 Box Gen 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:13 - Then the LORD God asked the woman, “What have you done?”
“The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”

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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 to anyone and has sex with her, he must pay the customary bride price and marry her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:15 - On the fourth[fn] day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle for us, or we will burn down your father’s house with you in it. Did you invite us to this party just 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 to her and said, “Entice Samson to tell you what makes him so strong and how he can be overpowered and tied up securely. Then each of us will give you 1,100 pieces[fn] of silver.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:25 - You know perfectly well that he came to spy on you and find out everything you’re doing!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20 - And the LORD said, ‘Who can entice Ahab to go into battle against Ramoth-gilead so he can be killed?’
“There were many suggestions,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:21 - and finally a spirit approached the LORD and said, ‘I can do it!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:22 - “‘How will you do this?’ the LORD asked.
“And the spirit replied, ‘I will go out and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to speak lies.’
“‘You will succeed,’ said the LORD. ‘Go ahead and do it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:32 - Then I will arrange to take you to another land like this one—a land of grain and new wine, bread and vineyards, olive groves and honey. Choose life instead of death!
“Don’t listen to Hezekiah when he tries to mislead you by saying, ‘The LORD will rescue us!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:2 - A few years later he went to Samaria to visit Ahab, who prepared a great banquet for him and his officials. They butchered great numbers of sheep, goats, and cattle for the feast. Then Ahab enticed Jehoshaphat to join forces with him to recover Ramoth-gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:19 - And the LORD said, ‘Who can entice King Ahab of Israel to go into battle against Ramoth-gilead so he can be killed?’
“There were many suggestions,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:20 - and finally a spirit approached the LORD and said, ‘I can do it!’
“‘How will you do this?’ the LORD asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:21 - “And the spirit replied, ‘I will go out and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to speak lies.’
“‘You will succeed,’ said the LORD. ‘Go ahead and do it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:11 - Hezekiah has said, ‘The LORD our God will rescue us from the king of Assyria.’ Surely Hezekiah is misleading you, sentencing you to death by famine and thirst!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:15 - Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you! Don’t let him fool you like this! I say it again—no god of any nation or kingdom has ever yet been able to rescue his people from me or my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27 - and been secretly enticed in my heart
to throw kisses at them in worship?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:16 - “God is leading you away from danger, Job,
to a place free from distress.
He is setting your table with the best food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2 - When I was in deep trouble,
I searched for the Lord.
All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,
but my soul was not comforted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - But all they gave him was lip service;
they lied to him with their tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:15 - Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.

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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 deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:18 - “Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you by saying, ‘The LORD will rescue us!’ Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:10 - “This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10 - Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD,
the people have been deceived by what you said,
for you promised peace for Jerusalem.
But the sword is held at their throats!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 - O LORD, you misled me,
and I allowed myself to be misled.
You are stronger than I am,
and you overpowered me.
Now I am mocked every day;
everyone laughs at me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:10 - I have heard the many rumors about me.
They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.”
They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.”
Even my old friends are watching me,
waiting for a fatal slip.
“He will trap himself,” they say,
“and then we will get our revenge on him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - All the women left in your palace will be brought out and given to the officers of the Babylonian army. Then the women will taunt you, saying,
‘What fine friends you have!
They have betrayed and misled you.
When your feet sank in the mud,
they left you to your fate!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:8 - Turn and flee!
Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan!
For when I bring disaster on Edom,[fn]
I will punish you, too!
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