Strong's Lexicon

G635

G635 — ἀποπλανάω

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekapoplanaoverbOccurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G635
Word:ἀποπλανάω
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:from G575 and G4105
Language:Greek
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:apoplanao
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ap-op-lan-ah'-o
Meaning:1. to lead astray 2. (figuratively, passively) to stray (from truth)
KJV Renderings:err, seduce

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἀποπλανάω, ἀποπλάνω; 1 aorist passive ἀπεπλανήθην; to cause to go astray, tropically, to lead away from the truth to error: τινα, Mar 13:22; passive to go astray, stray away from: ἀπό τῆς πίστεως, 1Ti 6:10. ((Hippocrates); Plato, Ax., p. 369 d.; Polybius 3, 57, 4; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, others.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἀποπλανάω (err)

Mark 13:22

KJV: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise and shall shew signs and wonders to seduce if possible even the elect
GK: εγερθήσονται γαρ ψευδόχριστοι και ψευδοπροφήται και δώσουσι σημεία και τέρατα προς το αποπλανάν ει δυνατόν και τους εκλεκτούς

1 Timothy 6:10

KJV: For the love of money is the root of all evil which while some coveted after they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows
GK: ρίζα γαρ πάντων των κακών εστίν η φιλαργυρία ης τινές ορεγόμενοι απεπλανήθησαν από της πίστεως και εαυτούς περιέπειραν οδύναις πολλαίς
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