Strong's Greek · G1185
G1185 deleázō
δελεάζω
del-eh-ad'-zo
to entice
Looking for Hebrew H1185 Baʻălîyç? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1185. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
deleázō appears 3 times in Scripture, in James 1:14, 2 Peter 2:14 and 2 Peter 2:18. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to entrap, i.e. (figuratively) delude
In the King James Version
allure, beguile, entice
Derivation
from the base of G1388 (δόλος);
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.”
“With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.”
“But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
