Strong's Greek · G538
G538 apatáō
ἀπατάω
ap-at-ah'-o
to trick
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apatáō appears 3 times in Scripture, in Ephesians 5:6, 1 Timothy 2:14 and James 1:26. 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 cheat, i.e. delude
In the King James Version
deceive
Derivation
of uncertain derivation;
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.”
“And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.”
“Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.”
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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).
