πλανάω planaō · G4105
to lead astray
πλανάω, -ῶ; (πλάνη), [in LXX chiefly for תָּעָה ; ] ; to cause to wander, lead astray. Pass., to go astray, wander: Mat.18:12-13 Heb.11:38, 1Pe.2:25 (cf. Isa.53:6). Metaphorical, to lead astray, deceive: with accusative of person(s), Mat.24:4-5, 11 24:24, Mrk.13:5-6, Jhn.7:12, 2Ti.3:13; 1Jn.1:8 Jn 2:26 Jn 3:7, Rev.2:20 12:9 13:14 19:20 20:3, 8 20:10; pass., to be led astray, to err: Mat.22:29, Mrk.12:24, 27, Luk.21:8, Jhn.7:47, 2Ti.3:13, Tit.3:3, Heb.5:2, 2Pe.2:15, Rev.18:23; τ. καρδίᾳ, Heb.3:10; ἀπὸ τ. ἀληθείας, Jas.5:19; μὴ πλανᾶσθε, 1Co.6:9 15:33, Gal.6:7. Jas.1:16 (cf. ἀπο-πλανάω).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πλᾰν-άω, ; future -ήσω []:—passive and middle, future -ήσομαι []: aorist ἐπλανήθην []: perfect πεπλάνημαι []: (πλάνη):—Prose verb, ={πλάζω} (used once in [], cause to wander, []; 2 lead from the subject, in talking, []; 3 lead astray, mislead, deceive, ἢ γνώμη πλαν; []; πλανῶν τὴν ἔξοδον, of the Labyrinth, []; II passive, wander, stray, ἵπποι πλανόωνται ἀνὰ δρόμον []; of the planets, []; of reports, travel abroad, πολλὰ.. ἐμπόρων ἔπη φιλεῖ π. []; II.b c.accusative loci, πλανηθεὶς τήνδε βάρβαρον …
Where it's used 40 times
Matthew 18:12 · Matthew 18:13 · Matthew 22:29 · Matthew 24:4 · Matthew 24:5 · Matthew 24:11 · Matthew 24:24 · Mark 12:24 · Mark 12:27 · Mark 13:5 · Mark 13:6 · Luke 21:8 · John 7:12 · John 7:47 · 1 Corinthians 6:9 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · Galatians 6:7 · 2 Timothy 3:13 · Titus 3:3 · Hebrews 3:10 · Hebrews 5:2 · Hebrews 11:38 · James 1:16 · James 5:19 · 1 Peter 2:25 · 2 Peter 2:15 · 1 John 1:8 · 1 John 2:26 · 1 John 3:7 · Revelation 2:20 · Revelation 12:9 · Revelation 13:14 · Revelation 18:23 · Revelation 19:20 · Revelation 20:2 · Revelation 20:3 · Revelation 20:8 · Revelation 20:10 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G4105; TFLSJ G4105
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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