Lexical Definition
ἀπάτη apátē (ap-at'-ay) deceit G:N-F
from ἀπατάω
deceit(-ful, -fulness), deceivableness(-ving).
- delusion
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀπάτῃ | by deceitfulness | Heb.3.13 |
| deceit | 2Thess.2.10 | |
| ἀπάτησ | deceit | Col.2.8 |
| of deceit | Eph.4.22 | |
| ἀπάτη | deceit | Matt.13.22 • Mark.4.19 |
| ἀπάταισ | deceptions | 2Pet.2.13 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀπάτη, -ης, ἡ, [in LXX: Ec 9:6 א (no Heb. equiv.), Jth 9:3, 10, 13 16:8, IV Mac 18:8*;]
deceit, deceitfulness: Col 2:8; τοῦ πλούτου, Mt 13:22, Mk 4:19 (MM, VGT, s.v.); τῆς ἀδικίας, II Th 2:10; τῆς ἁμαρτίας, He 3:13; αἱ ἐπιθυμίαι τῆς ἀ., Eph 4:22. pl., ἀπάται (v. M, II Th. 2:10; NTD, 75; MM, VGT, s.v.): II Pe 2:13 (WH, mg., R., txt., ἐν ἀγάπαις).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ecclesiastes | 9:6 |
| Matthew | 13:22 |
| Mark | 4:19 |
| Ephesians | 4:22 |
| Colossians | 2:8 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2:10 |
| Hebrews | 3:13 |
| 2 Peter | 2:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀπάτη-η, ἡ,
trick, fraud, deceit, νῦν δὲ κακὴν ἀπάτην βουλεύσατο[Refs 8th c.BC+]: in plural, wiles, οὐκ ἄρ᾽ ἔμελλες.. λήξειν ἀπατάων, says Athena to Ulysses, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 guile, treachery, ἄταν ἀπάτᾳ μεταγνούς[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. εὐπρεπής, opposed to βία ἐμφανής, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. λεχέων a being cheated out of the marriage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄνευ δόλου καὶ ἀπάτης 'without fraud or covin', [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 Ἀπάτη, personified, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II beguiling of time, pastime (not Attic dialect, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III as name of a plant, falsa lectio for{ἀπάπη} (which see).