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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To mislead; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to ensnare.

2. (v. t.) To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.

3. (v. t.) To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

DECEIVABLENESS; DECEIVE

de-sev'-a-b'-l-nes, de-sev' (nasha', "to lead astray"): "The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee" (Jeremiah 49:16), i.e. "Thy stern mountain fastnesses have persuaded thee that thou art impregnable." In Jeremiah 20:7, "O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived," pathah, signifies "to be enticed," "persuaded," as in the American Standard Revised Version and the Revised Version, margin.

In the Old Testament most often, and in the New Testament regularly, the various words rendered in the King James Version "deceive" denote some deliberate misleading in the moral or spiritual realm. False prophets (Jeremiah 29:8), false teachers (Ephesians 5:6) and Satan himself (Revelation 12:9) are deceivers in this sense. In the gospels, the King James Version "deceive" (planao, 9 times Matthew 24:4, 5 parallel Mark 13:5, 6 parallel Luke 21:8 Matthew 24:11, 24 John 7:12, 47) becomes in the Revised Version (British and American) "lead astray"; the same change is made in 1 John 2:26; 1 John 3:7; but elsewhere (13 t) both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) render planao by "deceive."

"Deceivableness" (apate), only in 2 Thessalonians 2:10, signifies power to deceive, not liability to deception; the Revised Version (British and American) "deceit."

F. K. Farr

Greek

5422. phrenapatao -- to deceive the mind
... to deceive the mind. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: phrenapatao Phonetic
Spelling: (fren-ap-at-ah'-o) Short Definition: I deceive the mind Definition: I ...
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1818. exapatao -- to seduce wholly, deceive
... to seduce wholly, deceive. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: exapatao Phonetic
Spelling: (ex-ap-at-ah'-o) Short Definition: I deceive thoroughly Definition ...
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538. apatao -- to deceive
... to deceive. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apatao Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-at-ah'-o) Short Definition: I deceive, lead into error Definition: I deceive ...
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1387. dolioo -- to deceive
... to deceive. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: dolioo Phonetic Spelling:
(dol-ee-o'-o) Short Definition: I act deceitfully, deceive Definition: I act ...
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4105. planao -- to cause to wander, to wander
... cause to wander, to wander. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: planao Phonetic
Spelling: (plan-ah'-o) Short Definition: I lead astray, deceive Definition: I ...
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3884. paralogizomai -- to miscalculate, to reason falsely
... reason falsely. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: paralogizomai Phonetic Spelling:
(par-al-og-id'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I deceive, beguile Definition ...
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5574. pseudomai -- to lie
... to lie. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pseudomai Phonetic Spelling:
(psyoo'-dom-ahee) Short Definition: I lie Definition: I deceive, lie, speak falsely. ...
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1748. enedreuo -- to lie in wait for, to plot
... Speech: Verb Transliteration: enedreuo Phonetic Spelling: (en-ed-ryoo'-o) Short
Definition: I lie in wait for, seek to entrap, defraud, deceive Definition: I ...
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1388. dolos -- a bait, fig. craft, deceit
... 1388 ("deceit motivated by ") uses to snare (deceive) people which implies to
exploit the naive (undiscerning) -- them through (with) their . ...
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539. apate -- deceit
... Cognate: 539 -- a false impression, made to deceive or cheat -- ie deceit motivated
by guile and treachery (trickery, fraud). See 538 (). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3584. kachash -- to disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean
... kachash. 3585 . to disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean. Transliteration: kachash
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-khash') Short Definition: deny. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7952. shalah -- deceive, be negligent
... 7951, 7952. shalah. 7953 . deceive, be negligent. Transliteration: shalah Phonetic
Spelling: (shaw-law') Short Definition: deceive. ... deceive, be negligent ...
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5378. nasha -- to beguile, deceive
... 5377, 5378. nasha. 5379 . to beguile, deceive. Transliteration: nasha Phonetic
Spelling: (naw-shaw') Short Definition: deceive. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2048. hathal -- to deceive, mock
... to deceive, mock. Transliteration: hathal Phonetic Spelling: (haw-thal') Short
Definition: mocked. ... root Definition to deceive, mock NASB Word Usage mocked (1). ...
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8524. talal -- to mock, deceive, trifle with
... 8523, 8524. talal. 8525 . to mock, deceive, trifle with. Transliteration: talal
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-lal') Short Definition: deceived. Word Origin a prim ...
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8591. ta'a' -- to mock
ta'a'. 8590, 8591. ta'a'. 8591a . to mock. Transliteration: ta'a' Phonetic
Spelling: (taw-ah') Short Definition: deceive. deceive, misuse ...
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5377. nasha -- to lend on interest, be a creditor
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to lend on interest, be a creditor NASB Word
Usage debt (1), debtor (1), deceive (1), exacting (1), made (2). ...
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1589. ganab -- to steal
... root Definition to steal NASB Word Usage actually stolen (1), brought to me stealthily
(1), carries away (1), deceive (1), deceived (1), deceiving (1), fact ...
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6601. pathah -- to be spacious, wide or open
... allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly one A primitive
root; to open, ie Be (causatively, make) roomy; usually ...
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6231. ashaq -- to oppress, wrong, extort
... 2), rages (1), rob (1). get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, use
oppression do violence wrong. A primitive root (compare ...
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Library

They Deceive, Instead of Healing.
... Chapter XVIII."They Deceive, Instead of Healing. But medicine and everything
included in it is an invention of the same kind. ...
/.../tatian/tatians address to the greeks/chapter xviii they deceive instead of.htm

Pelagius' Attempt to Deceive the Apostolic See; He Inverts the ...
... Book II. On Original Sin. Chapter 19."Pelagius' Attempt to Deceive the
Apostolic See; He Inverts the Bearings of the Controversy. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 19 pelagius attempt to deceive.htm

But Others Deceive Themselves by Fancying that they Can Retain the ...
... Canon V. But others deceive themselves by fancying that they can retain
the property of others which� But others deceive themselves ...
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Let no one Deceive Himself, nor Put Forward the Pretext of Having ...
... Canon IV. Let no one deceive himself, nor put forward the pretext of having
found such property.� Let no one deceive himself, nor ...
/.../thaumaturgus/canonical epistle of gregory thaumaturgus/canon iv let no one.htm

That not Only Humble but Also True is that Voice of the Saints ...
... Canon CXIV. (Greek cxv.) That not only humble but also true is that voice of the
Saints: "If we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves.". ...
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"If we Say that we have no Sin, we Deceive Ourselves, and the ...
... I. and II. Sermon XVI. "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us.". 1 John 1:8.""If we say ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xvi if we say.htm

Secundianus of Thambei Said: "We Ought not to Deceive Heretics by ...
... Book VII. Chapter 44. " 86. Secundianus of Thambei said: "We ought
not to deceive heretics by our too� "86. Secundianus of ...
/.../chapter 44 86 secundianus.htm

Pelagius Deceived the Council in Palestine, but was Unable to ...
... Book II. On Original Sin. Chapter 9 [VIII.]"Pelagius Deceived the Council
in Palestine, But Was Unable to Deceive the Church at Rome. ...
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On the Opposing Powers.
... on His left. And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achab king of Israel,
that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said ...
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The Binding of Satan.
... the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the abyss,
and shut him up, and set a seal over him, that he should deceive the nations ...
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Thesaurus

Deceive (48 Occurrences)
... by deception. 3. (vt) To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. DECEIVABLENESS; DECEIVE. de-sev ...
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Beguile (10 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To delude by guile, artifice, or craft;
to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. ...
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Deceivableness (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) Liability to be deceived or misled; as, the deceivableness of a child.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DECEIVABLENESS; DECEIVE. ...
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Deceiving (18 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Deceive. Multi-Version Concordance ... (WEY DBY YLT). 1 John 1:8 If we say
that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ...
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False.
... 3. (superl.) Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely
to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement. 4. (superl ...
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Mock (43 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride. 3. (vt) To disappoint the
hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation. ...
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Deceived (55 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Deceive. Multi-Version Concordance ... (YLT). Psalms 78:36 And -- they
deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him, (See NAS). ...
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Trustest (8 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 19:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy
God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be ...
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Reliest (6 Occurrences)
... (DBY). 2 Kings 19:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah saying: Let not
thy God, upon whom thou reliest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be ...
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Deceives (14 Occurrences)
... See NAS). Job 13:9 Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives
a man, will you deceive him? (WEB NAS RSV). Proverbs ...
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Bible Concordance

Deceive (48 Occurrences)

Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
(KJV WBS NIV)

Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
(KJV WBS NIV)

Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
(KJV WBS NIV)

Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
(KJV WEY WBS NIV)

Mark 13:5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
(KJV WBS NIV)

Mark 13:6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
(KJV WBS NIV)

Mark 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
(DBY NIV)

Acts 5:3 "Ananias," said Peter, "why has Satan taken possession of your heart, that you should try to deceive the Holy Spirit and dishonestly keep back part of the price paid you for this land?
(WEY)

Romans 3:13 A sepulchre opened 'is' their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps 'is' under their lips.
(See RSV)

Romans 7:11 for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 16:18 For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent. things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones
(WEB KJV WEY DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 3:18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 15:33 Don't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Galatians 6:3 For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Galatians 6:7 Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
(KJV WBS)

Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Colossians 2:4 And this I say, lest any man should deceive you with enticing words.
(WBS NIV)

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the departure comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,
(WEB KJV WEY DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

James 1:22 and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
(See NIV)

1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

1 John 2:26 These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray.
(See NAS RSV)

1 John 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
(KJV WBS NAS RSV)

Revelation 20:3 and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Revelation 20:8 and he will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 31:26 Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done, that you have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword?
(Root in WEB DBY YLT NIV)

Genesis 31:27 Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn't tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;
(WEB YLT NAS NIV)

Leviticus 19:11 "'You shall not steal. "'You shall not lie. "'You shall not deceive one another.
(WEB NIV)

Joshua 9:22 Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, "Why have you deceived us, saying,'We are very far from you,' when you live among us?
(Root in WEB DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 19:17 Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me thus, and let my enemy go, so that he is escaped?" Michal answered Saul, "He said to me,'Let me go! Why should I kill you?'"
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 3:25 You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 4:28 Then she said, "Did I desire a son of my lord? Didn't I say, Do not deceive me?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Kings 18:29 Thus says the king,'Don't let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 19:10 'Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, "Don't let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 32:15 Now therefore don't let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you after this manner, neither believe you him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Job 13:9 Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
(Root in WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 78:36 And -- they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,
(YLT NAS)

Psalms 89:22 The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 14:5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 24:28 Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 36:14 Thus says the king,'Don't let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 37:10 "Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying,'Don't let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem won't be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 9:5 They will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 29:8 For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Don't let your prophets who are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you; neither listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 37:9 Thus says Yahweh, Don't deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Obadiah 1:7 All the men of your alliance have brought you on your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare under you. There is no understanding in him."
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 13:4 It will happen in that day, that the prophets will each be ashamed of his vision, when he prophesies; neither will they wear a hairy mantle to deceive:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Malachi 3:8 Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: 'In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!
(YLT)

Subtopics

Deceive

Related Terms

Beguile (10 Occurrences)

Deceivableness (1 Occurrence)

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Reliest (6 Occurrences)