Strong's Greek · G4105

πλανάω

planáō

go astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way

Definition

to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)

Derivation

from G4106 (πλάνη);

Appears 39 times in Scripture

Matthew 24:11

and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

Matthew 18:13

And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

Mark 12:24

Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

Matthew 24:24

For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Mark 12:27

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

Matthew 24:4

Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

Matthew 18:12

What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

Matthew 24:5

For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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