verb
apatamō
Strong’sG538
I deceive, lead into error
stem apat-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
late Ionic dialect ἀπατ-έω Refs 2nd c.AD+: imperfect ἠπάτωνRefs 5th c.BC+future -ήσω: aorist ἠπάτησα, Ionic dialect ἀπ-Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ἠπάτηκαRefs:—passive, future ἀπατηθήσομαιRefs 4th c.BC+, compare (ἐξ-) Refs 5th c.BC+; also in middle form ἀπατήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+, (ἐξ-) Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἠπατήθηνRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἠπάτημαιRefs 5th c.BC+: (ἀπάτη):—cheat, deceive, Refs 8th c.BC+; cheat one's hopes, Refs 8th c.BC+: absolutely, to be deceptive or fallacious, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be self-deceived, mistaken, Refs 5th c.BC+; τί γὰρ οὐκ.. ἔρχεται ἀγγελίας ἀπατώμενο; comes not belied by the result? Refs 4th c.BC+; also ἀπατᾶσθαι ὡς.. to be deceived into thinking that.., Refs 5th c.BC+ —The _compound_ ἐξαπατάω is more common, especially in Refs 5th c.BC+ and Attic dialect Prose; the simple Verb is used in LXX+2nd c.BC+, and is rare in later Greek, Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| apatarōntosἀπατῶν | 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatomō | apatome | apatomē | apatomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apatosō | apatose | apatosē | apatoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatotō | apatote | apatotē | apatotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apatonō | apatone | apatonē | apatonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apatovō | apatove | apatovē | apatovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apatolō | apatole | apatolē | apatolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatimi | apatima |
| you 2nd person singular | apatisi | apatisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatiti | apatita1×ἠπατήθη |
| we 1st person plural | apatini | apatina |
| ye 2nd person plural | apativi | apativa |
| they 3rd person plural | apatili | apatila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatomeiō | apatomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apatoseiō | apatoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatoteiō | apatoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apatoneiō | apatoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apatoveiō | apatoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apatoleiō | apatoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apatiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatiteia |
| we 1st person plural | apatineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apativeia |
| they 3rd person plural | apatileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apatosōr | apatosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatotōr | apatotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apatovōr | apatovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apatolōr | apatolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apatisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apativar |
| they 3rd person plural | apatilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apatosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apatonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apatovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apatoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apatimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apatisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apatitoia |
| we 1st person plural | apatinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apativoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apatorō | apatorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | apatiri | apatira |
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 | apatarōntos1×ἀπατῶν | apatarintos | apatarantos | apatarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apatorōntos | apatorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | apatirintos | apatirantos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
apatita“deceived”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 2:14kai Adam ouk apatita, tas de gunaikas exapatirantas en parabasia …… it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived …
apatatōr“deceive”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Ephesians 5:6Mēdenos vin apatatōr kenoi logoi, dia houteim gar erchotō …Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because …
apatarōntos“deceives”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
James 1:26… arō mē chalinagōgarōntos glōssan autou alla apatarōntos kardian autou, houtou mataias tas thrēskeias.… does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is …