Strong's Lexicon
G3884
G3884 — παραλογίζομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3884 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παραλογίζομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3844 and G3049 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | paralogizomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-al-og-id'-zom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to misreckon, i.e. delude |
| KJV Renderings: | beguile, deceive |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παραλογίζομαι; (see παρά, IV. 2);
a. to reckon wrong, miscount: Demosthenes, p. 822, 25; 1037, 15.
b. to cheat by false reckoning (Aeschines, Aristotle); to deceive by false reasoning (joined to ἐξαπαταν, Epictetus diss. 2, 20, 7); hence,
c. universally, to deceive, delude, circumvent: τινα, Col 2:4; Jas 1:22 (the Sept. several times for øÄîÈÌä).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
παραλογίζομαι (beguile)
Colossians 2:4
- KJV: And this I say lest any man should beguile you with enticing words
- GK: τούτο δε λέγω ίνα μη τις υμάς παραλογίζηται εν πιθανολογία
James 1:22
- KJV: But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving your own selves
- GK: γίνεσθε δε ποιηταί λόγου και μη μόνον ακροαταί παραλογιζόμενοι εαυτούς