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ἀπατάω

To trick

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ἀπατάω G538
Pronunciation apatáō

What does ἀπατάω (apatáō) mean in the Bible?

ἀπατάω (apatáō) is a Greek word meaning "to trick". ἀπατάω, -ῶ (ἀπάτη), [in LXX for פָּתָה, נָשָׁא hi.

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Meaning

to trick
Extended definition

(ἀπάτη), [in LXX for פָּתָה, נָשָׁא hi., etc. ;] to deceive: with accusative, Jas.1:26; with accusative of person(s), dative of thing(s), Eph.5:6; pass., 1Ti.2:14 (on its infrequency in late writers, see MM, VGT, see word; cf. ἐξαπατάω).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active Passive
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Eph 5:6 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Passive 1 Tim 2:14 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Jas 1:26 1×
3 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 imperative 1 participle 1
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 2 passive 1
Mood
indicative 1 imperative 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Ephesians 5:6 ἀπατάτω present active imperative imperative 1 Timothy 2:14 ἠπατήθη aorist passive indicative completed James 1:26 ἀπατῶν present active 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)

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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