ἀπάτη apatē · G0539

deceit

ἀπάτη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX: Ecc.9:6 א (no Heb. equiv.), Jdth.9:3, 10 9:13 16:8, 4Ma.18:8 * ; ] ; deceit, deceitfulness: Col.2:8; τοῦ πλούτου, Mat.13:22, Mrk.4:19 (MM, VGT, see word); τῆς ἀδικίας, 2Th.2:10; τῆς ἁμαρτίας, Heb.3:13; αἱ ἐπιθυμίαι τῆς ἀ., Eph.4:22. pl., ἀπά ται (see M, Th., i.e.; NTD, 75; MM, l.with): 2Pe.2:13 (WH, mg., R., txt., ἐν ἀγάπαις).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀπᾰτ-η, ἡ, ; trick, fraud, deceit, νῦν δὲ κακὴν ἀπάτην βουλεύσατο[]: in plural, wiles, οὐκ ἄρ᾽ ἔμελλες.. λήξειν ἀπατάων, says Athena to Ulysses, []; 2 guile, treachery, ἄταν ἀπάτᾳ μεταγνούς[]; ἀ. εὐπρεπής, opposed to βία ἐμφανής, []; ἀ. λεχέων a being cheated out of the marriage, []; ἄνευ δόλου καὶ ἀπάτης 'without fraud or covin', []; 3 Ἀπάτη, personified, []; II beguiling of time, pastime (not Attic dialect, []; III as name of a plant, falsa lectio for{ἀπάπη} (which see).

Where it's used 7 times

Matthew 13:22 · Mark 4:19 · Ephesians 4:22 · Colossians 2:8 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10 · Hebrews 3:13 · 2 Peter 2:13

Source: TBESG G0539; TFLSJ G0539

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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