Strong G538ἀπατάω
to trick
- Transliteration
- apataō
- Pronunciation
- ap-at-ah'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Of uncertain derivation; to cheat that is delude: - deceive.
Detailed definition
ἀπατάω, -ῶ
(ἀπάτη), [in LXX for פָּתָה, נָשָׁא hi., etc.;]
to deceive: with accusative, Jas.1:26; with accusative of person(s), dative of thing(s), Eph.5:6; pass., 1Ti.2:14 (on its infrequency in late writers, see MM, VGT, see word; cf. ἐξαπατάω).†
(AS)
(ἀπάτη), [in LXX for פָּתָה, נָשָׁא hi., etc.;]
to deceive: with accusative, Jas.1:26; with accusative of person(s), dative of thing(s), Eph.5:6; pass., 1Ti.2:14 (on its infrequency in late writers, see MM, VGT, see word; cf. ἐξαπατάω).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G538 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- deceive2
- be1
- deceiveth1
- let1
First verses
- Ephesians 5:6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
- 1 Timothy 2:14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
- James 1:26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀπᾰτάω [ᾰπ],
late Ionic dialect ἀπατ-έω [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Syr.D.” 27 (_passive_))]: imperfect ἠπάτων[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 938, _Ionic dialect_ ἐξ-απάτασκον Oracle texts in 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1070:)]future -ήσω: aorist ἠπάτησα, Ionic dialect ἀπ-[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.344, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 500 (Lyric poetry))]: perfect ἠπάτηκα[Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 929)]:—passive, future ἀπατηθήσομαι[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 67a38)], compare (ἐξ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 436b, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.123)]; also in middle form ἀπατήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 262a)], (ἐξ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.3.3)]: aorist ἠπατήθην[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 52e)]: perfect ἠπάτημαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.46, etc.)]: (ἀπάτη):—cheat, deceive, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.97, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.139, etc.)]; cheat one's hopes, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 462; οἷ᾽ ἠπάτηκας 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 929; κλέμματα.. ἂ τὸν πολέμιον ἀπατήσας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.9)]: absolutely, to be deceptive or fallacious, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1376b28)]:—passive, to be self-deceived, mistaken, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 182, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 594, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 262a, etc.; ἔγνωκα.. φωτὸς ἠπατημένη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 807)]; τί γὰρ οὐκ.. ἔρχεται ἀγγελίας ἀπατώμενο; comes not belied by the result? [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “El.” 170; ἀ. περί τι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1368b22; περί τινος [prev. author] “Sens.” 442b8; ἀ. ταύτην τὴν ἀπάτην [prev. author] “Anthologia Graeca” 0.74a6)]; also ἀπατᾶσθαι ὡς.. to be deceived into thinking that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 323a.)] —The _compound_ ἐξαπατάω is more common, especially in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus)] and Attic dialect Prose; the simple Verb is used in [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (LXX.Gen.3.13, +others, but not by 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus)], and is rare in later Greek, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.15d.)]
late Ionic dialect ἀπατ-έω [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Syr.D.” 27 (_passive_))]: imperfect ἠπάτων[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 938, _Ionic dialect_ ἐξ-απάτασκον Oracle texts in 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1070:)]future -ήσω: aorist ἠπάτησα, Ionic dialect ἀπ-[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.344, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 500 (Lyric poetry))]: perfect ἠπάτηκα[Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 929)]:—passive, future ἀπατηθήσομαι[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 67a38)], compare (ἐξ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 436b, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.123)]; also in middle form ἀπατήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 262a)], (ἐξ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.3.3)]: aorist ἠπατήθην[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 52e)]: perfect ἠπάτημαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.46, etc.)]: (ἀπάτη):—cheat, deceive, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.97, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.139, etc.)]; cheat one's hopes, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 462; οἷ᾽ ἠπάτηκας 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 929; κλέμματα.. ἂ τὸν πολέμιον ἀπατήσας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.9)]: absolutely, to be deceptive or fallacious, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1376b28)]:—passive, to be self-deceived, mistaken, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 182, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 594, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 262a, etc.; ἔγνωκα.. φωτὸς ἠπατημένη 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 807)]; τί γὰρ οὐκ.. ἔρχεται ἀγγελίας ἀπατώμενο; comes not belied by the result? [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “El.” 170; ἀ. περί τι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1368b22; περί τινος [prev. author] “Sens.” 442b8; ἀ. ταύτην τὴν ἀπάτην [prev. author] “Anthologia Graeca” 0.74a6)]; also ἀπατᾶσθαι ὡς.. to be deceived into thinking that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 323a.)] —The _compound_ ἐξαπατάω is more common, especially in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus)] and Attic dialect Prose; the simple Verb is used in [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (LXX.Gen.3.13, +others, but not by 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus)], and is rare in later Greek, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.15d.)]