Bible Dictionary: Betray

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city.

2. (v. t.) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause.

3. (v. t.) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.

4. (v. t.) To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.

5. (v. t.) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.

6. (v. t.) To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.

7. (v. t.) To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BETRAY

be-tra' (ramah; paradidomi): In the Old Testament only once (1 Chronicles 12:17). David warns those who had deserted to him from Saul: "If ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries. the God of our fathers look thereon." The same Hebrew word is elsewhere translated "beguile" (Genesis 29:25 Joshua 9:22), "deceive" (1 Samuel 19:17; 1 Samuel 28:12 2 Samuel 19:26 Proverbs 26:19 Lamentations 1:19).

In the New Testament, for paradidomi: 36 times, of the betrayal of Jesus Christ, and only 3 times besides (Matthew 24:10 Mark 13:12 Luke 21:16) of kinsmen delivering up one another to prosecution. In these three places the Revised Version (British and American) translates according to the more general meaning, "to deliver up," and also (in Matthew 17:22; Matthew 20:18; Matthew 26:16 Mark 14:10, 21 Luke 22:4, 6) where it refers to the delivering up of Jesus. The Revisers' idea was perhaps to retain "betray" only in direct references to Judas' act, but they have not strictly followed that rule. Judas' act was more than that of giving a person up to the authorities; he did it under circumstances of treachery which modified its character:

(a) he took advantage of his intimate relation with Jesus Christ as a disciple to put Him in the hands of His enemies;

(b) he did it stealthily by night, and

(c) by a kiss, an act which professed affection and friendliness;

(d) he did it for money, and

(e) he knew that Jesus Christ was innocent of any crime (Matthew 27:4).

T. Rees

Greek

3860. paradidomi -- to hand over, to give or deliver over, to ...
... to hand over, to give or deliver over, to betray. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
paradidomi Phonetic Spelling: (par-ad-id'-o-mee) Short Definition: I ...
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4272. prodidomi -- to give before, give first
... before, give first. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prodidomi Phonetic Spelling:
(prod-id'-o-mee) Short Definition: I give before, betray Definition: I ...
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569. apisteo -- to disbelieve, be faithless
... Cognate: 569 (from 571 , "unfaithful," without faith, ie negating 4103 , "faithful")
-- properly, by God ("betray His trust," J. Thayer). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7411. ramah -- to cast, shoot
... ramah. 7411a . to cast, shoot. Transliteration: ramah Phonetic Spelling:
(raw-maw') Short Definition: beguile. beguile, betray, bowman, carry, deceive, throw ...
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1540. galah -- to uncover, remove
... root Definition to uncover, remove NASB Word Usage away into exile (2), banished
(1), betray (1), captives (1), captivity (1), carried (1), carried and away (1 ...
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7411b. ramah -- to beguile, deal treacherously with
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to beguile, deal treacherously with NASB Word
Usage betray (1), deceived (6), deceives (1). 7411a, 7411b. ramah. 7412 . ...
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Library

Petilianus Said: "Did the Apostle Persecute any One? or did Christ ...
... Book II. Chapter 10. " 23. Petilianus said: "Did the apostle persecute any one?
or did Christ betray any� "23. ... or did Christ betray any one?" 24. ...
/.../chapter 10 23 petilianus.htm

But one Sometimes Comes to a Case of this Kind...
... But one sometimes comes to a case of this kind, that we are not interrogated where
the person is who is sought, nor forced to betray him, if he is hidden in ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on lying/section 24 but one sometimes.htm

John Chapter xiii. 21
... he says: "When Jesus had thus said, He was troubled in spirit, and testified, and
said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me." Was ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate lx john chapter xiii.htm

The Sop
... twelve. And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you,
One of you shall betray Me, even he that eateth with Me. ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 14 17-21 the sop.htm

Judas Exposed.
... For he knew who would betray him; therefore he said, Ye are not all clean." So early,
from the very first, did the thought of Judas and his meditated deed ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/judas exposed.htm

Thursday --The Day of Fellowship.
... And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot,
Simon's son, to betray him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all ...
//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his last week/thursdaythe day of fellowship.htm

Of the Method in which the Four Evangelists are Shown to be at one ...
... presents it thus: "When Jesus had thus said, He was troubled in spirit, and testified,
and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, That one of you shall betray me ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter i of the method in.htm

John Chapter xiii. 5-Jan
... 3. "And the supper," he says, "having taken place, [1129] and the devil having now
put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him, [Jesus ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate lv john chapter xiii.htm

Despised and Rejected by Friend and Foe
... And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him
unto them. ... And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. ...
/.../mark/jesus of nazareth a biography/chapter xiv despised and rejected.htm

John Chapter xiii. 21-26.
... 2. "Jesus," therefore, "was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said: Verily,
verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me." "One of you," in ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate lxi john chapter xiii.htm

Thesaurus

Betray (29 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to
be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause. ...BETRAY. ...
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Bewray (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary To reveal or disclose; an old English word equivalent
to "betray" (Proverbs 27:16; 29:24, RV, "uttereth;Isaiah 16:3; Matthew 26:73). ...
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Iscariot (11 Occurrences)
... Then follows John's commentary, "Now he spake of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot,
for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve" (John 6:71 ...
/i/iscariot.htm - 25k

Judas (42 Occurrences)
... Why such a man was chosen to be an apostle we know not, but it is written that
"Jesus knew from the beginning who should betray him" (John 6:64). ...
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Killed (352 Occurrences)
... Mark 13:12 "Brother will betray brother to be killed, and fathers will betray children;
and children will rise against their parents and have them put to death ...
/k/killed.htm - 36k

Opportunity (35 Occurrences)
... Opportunity (35 Occurrences). Matthew 26:16 From that time he sought opportunity
to betray him. ... So he looked out for an opportunity to betray Him. (WEY RSV NIV). ...
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Later (89 Occurrences)
... John 6:71 Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he
who would betray him, being one of the twelve. (See NIV). ...
/l/later.htm - 31k

Fathers (572 Occurrences)
... Mark 13:12 "Brother will betray brother to be killed, and fathers will betray children;
and children will rise against their parents and have them put to death ...
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Eating (151 Occurrences)
... Matthew 26:21 As they were eating, he said, "Most certainly I tell you that
one of you will betray me." (WEB ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/e/eating.htm - 38k

Betrayal (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Betrayal (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 33:1 Woe to you who destroy,
but you weren't destroyed; and who betray, but nobody betrayed you! ...
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Bible Concordance

Betray (29 Occurrences)

Matthew 10:21 Brother will betray brother to death, and father, child; and children will rise against their own parents and will put them to death.
(WEY NAS NIV)

Matthew 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
(KJV WEY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 26:15 and said, "What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?" So they weighed out to him thirty shekels,
(WEY NAS)

Matthew 26:16 From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
(WEB KJV WEY WBS NAS RSV)

Matthew 26:21 As they were eating, he said, "Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 26:23 He answered, "He who dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 26:25 Judas, who betrayed him, answered, "It isn't me, is it, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You said it."
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 26:46 Arise, let's be going. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand."
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 13:12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
(KJV WEY WBS NAS NIV)

Mark 14:10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
(KJV WEY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 14:11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
(KJV WEY WBS NAS RSV)

Mark 14:18 As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, "Most certainly I tell you, one of you will betray me-he who eats with me."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 22:4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
(KJV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 22:6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
(KJV WEY WBS NAS RSV)

Luke 22:48 But Jesus said to him, "Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 6:64 But there are some of you who don't believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who didn't believe, and who it was who would betray him.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 6:71 Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would betray him, being one of the twelve.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 12:4 Then Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 13:2 During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 13:11 For he knew him who would betray him, therefore he said, "You are not all clean."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 13:21 When Jesus had said this, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, "Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 21:20 Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus' breast at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is going to betray You?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 12:17 David went out to meet them, and answered them, "If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 89:33 But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 16:10 Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 25:9 Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another;
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 16:3 Give counsel! Execute justice! Make your shade like the night in the midst of the noonday! Hide the outcasts! Don't betray the fugitive!
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 24:16 From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 33:1 Woe to you who destroy, but you weren't destroyed; and who betray, but nobody betrayed you! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed; and when you have made an end of betrayal, you will be betrayed.
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Betray

Related Terms

Bewray (1 Occurrence)

Iscariot (11 Occurrences)

Judas (42 Occurrences)

Killed (352 Occurrences)

Opportunity (35 Occurrences)

Later (89 Occurrences)

Fathers (572 Occurrences)

Eating (151 Occurrences)

Betrayal (1 Occurrence)