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ἐξαπατάω

To seduce wholly

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ἐξαπατάω G1818
Pronunciation exapatáō

What does ἐξαπατάω (exapatáō) mean in the Bible?

ἐξαπατάω (exapatáō) is a Greek word meaning "to seduce wholly". ἐξ -απατάω, -ῶ strengthened form of ἀπατάω, [in LXX: Exo. Highlights sin’s deceptive strategy in using the commandment to bring death.

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Meaning

to seduce wholly
Extended definition

Complete or thorough deception, intensified form emphasizing total seduction rather than mere misleading

to deceive: with accusative, Rom.7:11 Rom.16:18, 1Co.3:18, 2Co.11:3, 2Th.2:3; pass., 1Ti.2:14.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Highlights sin’s deceptive strategy in using the commandment to bring death. Romans 7:7-13
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Rom 7:11 · 2 Cor 11:3 2×
Present Active Rom 16:18 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 3:18 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active 2 Thess 2:3 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Passive 1 Tim 2:14 1×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 1 imperative 1 subjunctive 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 4 present 2
Voice
active 5 passive 1
Mood
indicative 3 imperative 1 participle 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Romans 7:11 ἐξηπάτησέν aorist active indicative completed Romans 16:18 ἐξαπατῶσι present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 3:18 ἐξαπατάτω present active imperative imperative 2 Corinthians 11:3 ἐξηπάτησεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Thessalonians 2:3 ἐξαπατήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 2:14 ἐξαπατηθεῖσα aorist passive participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
Romans 7:7-13 ἐξαπατάω exapatáō Indicative · Aorist Active
To deceive thoroughly.
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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