apatao (G538) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G538

ἀπατάω

apataoap-at-ah'-o

to cheat, i.e. delude

1890 spelling: apatáō

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ω800

Isopsephy 1,183

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to cheat, i.e. delude

Rendered in the KJV as

deceive.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

ἀπατάτω1
ἀπατῶν1
ἠπατήθη,1

How it is rendered · 3

deceiving1
should deceive1
was deceived,1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular1
verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-API-3S · 1
V-PAM-3S · 1
V-PAP-NSM · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Ephesians1 of 3 · 33%
1 Timothy1 of 3 · 33%
James1 of 3 · 33%

Ephesians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Ephesians1 occurrence

Ephesians 5:6ἀπατάτωapatatōverb · present active, command · 3rd person singularLet no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.here: should deceive

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 2:14ἠπατήθη,ēpatēthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularAnd it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.here: was deceived,

James1 occurrence

James 1:26ἀπατῶνapatōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIf anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.here: deceiving

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