verb
apatamō
Greekἀπατάω (apataō)
Strong’sG538
I deceive, lead into error
stem apat-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπατάω, -ῶ
(< ἀπάτη), [in LXX for פּתה, נשׁא hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G538 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-at-ah'-o
to cheat, i.e. delude
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesdeceive.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apatitaἠπατήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | deceived | 1× |
| apatatōrἀπατάτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | deceive | 1× |
| apatarōtosἀπατῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | deceives | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatamō | apatame | apatami | apatama | apatamē | apatamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apatasō | apatase | apatasi | apatasa | apatasē | apataselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatatō | apatate | apatati | apatata | apatatē | apatatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apatanō | apatane | apatani | apatana | apatanē | apatanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apatavō | apatave | apatavi | apatava | apatavē | apatavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apatalō | apatale | apatali | apatala | apatalē | apatalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatimō | apatime | apatimi | apatima | apatimē | apatimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apatisō | apatise | apatisi | apatisa | apatisē | apatiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatitō | apatite | apatiti | apatita1×ἠπατήθη | apatitē | apatitelē |
| we 1st person plural | apatinō | apatine | apatini | apatina | apatinē | apatinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apativō | apative | apativi | apativa | apativē | apativelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apatilō | apatile | apatili | apatila | apatilē | apatilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatameiō | apatameia | apatameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apataseiō | apataseia | apataseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatateiō | apatateia | apatateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apataneiō | apataneia | apataneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apataveiō | apataveia | apataveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apataleiō | apataleia | apataleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatimeiō | apatimeia | apatimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apatiseiō | apatiseia | apatiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatiteiō | apatiteia | apatiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apatineiō | apatineia | apatineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apativeiō | apativeia | apativeiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apatileiō | apatileia | apatileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apatasōr | apatasar | apatasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatatōr1×ἀπατάτω | apatatar | apatatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apatavōr | apatavar | apatavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apatalōr | apatalar | apatalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apatisōr | apatisar | apatisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatitōr | apatitar | apatitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apativōr | apativar | apativēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apatilōr | apatilar | apatilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatamoiō | apatamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apatasoiō | apatasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatatoiō | apatatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apatanoiō | apatanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apatavoiō | apatavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apataloiō | apataloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatimoiō | apatimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apatisoiō | apatisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatitoiō | apatitoia |
| we 1st person plural | apatinoiō | apatinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apativoiō | apativoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apatiloiō | apatiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apatarō | apatari | apatara | apatarē |
| acted on passive voice | apatirō | apatiri | apatira | apatirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apatarōtos1×ἀπατῶν | apataritos | apataratos | apatarētos |
| acted on passive voice | apatirōtos | apatiritos | apatiratos | apatirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apat is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
apatita“deceived”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 2:14“deceived”kai Adam ouk apatita, tas de gunaikas exapatiratas en parabasia ginatē.And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
apatatōr“deceive”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Ephesians 5:6“deceive”Mēdenos vin apatatōr kenoi logoi, dia houteim gar erchetō tas orgas tou theou epi toin huioin tau apeitheiau.Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
apatarōtos“deceives”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
James 1:26“deceives”Ei tinos dokatō thrēskos arō mē chalinagōgarōtos glōssan autou alla apatarōtos kardian autou, houtou mataias tas thrēskeias.If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.