Lexical Definition

‎ἀπατάω‎ apatáō (ap-at-ah'-o) to trick ^G:V
of uncertain derivation

deceive.

• to cheat, i.e. delude

Abbott-Smith

ἀπατάω, -ῶ (< ἀπάτη), [in LXX for פּתה, נשׁא hi., etc.;]
to deceive: c. acc., Ja 1:26; c. acc. pers., dat. rei, Eph 5:6; pass., I Ti 2:14 (on its infrequency in late writers, v. MM, VGT, s.v.; cf. ἐξαπατάω).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀπατάω [ᾰπ],

late Ionic dialect ἀπατ-έω [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: imperfect ἠπάτων[Refs 5th c.BC+]future -ήσω: aorist ἠπάτησα, Ionic dialect ἀπ-[Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἠπάτηκα[Refs]:—passive, future ἀπατηθήσομαι[Refs 4th c.BC+], compare (ἐξ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in middle form ἀπατήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+], (ἐξ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἠπατήθην[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἠπάτημαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: (ἀπάτη):—cheat, deceive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; cheat one's hopes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, to be deceptive or fallacious, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, to be self-deceived, mistaken, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί γὰρ οὐκ.. ἔρχεται ἀγγελίας ἀπατώμενο; comes not belied by the result? [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also ἀπατᾶσθαι ὡς.. to be deceived into thinking that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] —The _compound_ ἐξαπατάω is more common, especially in [Refs 5th c.BC+] and Attic dialect Prose; the simple Verb is used in [LXX+2nd c.BC+], and is rare in later Greek, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.3.13}