noun · feminine
apatas
Greekἀπάτη (apatē)
Strong’sG539
deceit, deception
stem apat-7 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπάτη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX: Ec 9:6 א (no Heb. equiv.), Jth 9:3, 10, 13 16:8, IV Mac 18:8*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G539 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-at'-ay
delusion
Fromfrom G538;
King Jamesdeceit(-ful, -fulness), deceivableness(-ving).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apatas2×ἀπάτη | apatais |
| object accusative | apatan | apatain |
| direct address vocative | apatar | apatair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apatau2×ἀπάτης | apataiu |
| to, for dative | apata2×ἀπάτῃ | apatai1×ἀπάταις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apata 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
apatas“deceitfulness”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 13:22“deceitfulness”tos de eis tain akanthain speiriratos, houtos atō tos ton logon akouarōtos, kai tas merimnas tou aiōnou houtou kai tas apatas tou ploutou sumpnigatō ton logon, kai akarpos ginetō.The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Mark 4:19“deceitfulness”kai tais merimnais tou aiōnou kai tas apatas tou ploutou kai tais peri teim loipeim epithumiais eisporeuerōtais sumpnigalō ton logon, kai akarpos ginetō.but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
apatau“deceit”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Ephesians 4:22“deceitful”apotithera vin kata tan proteran anastrofan ton palaion anthrōpon ton ftheirirōton kata tain epithumiain tau apatau,to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Colossians 2:8“deceit”Blepavōr mē tinos vin eti tos sulagōgarōtos dia tau filosofiau kai kenau apatau kata tan paradosian toiu anthrōpoiu, kata teim stoicheieim tou kosmou kai ouk kata Christon;See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
apata“deception”to, fordative singular2×
2 Thessalonians 2:10“deception”kai en panta apata adikiau toi apolluerōtoi, anti heiu tan agapan tau alētheiau ouk dechela eis tem sōzira autoin;and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
Hebrews 3:13“deceitfulness”alla parakalavōr heautoin kata hekastan hēmeran, achris hou tem Sēmeron kalitō, hina mē sklēruniteia tinos ek vu apata tau hamartau;But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
apatai“deceptions”to, fordative plural1×
2 Peter 2:13“deceptions”adikerōtois misthon adikiau; hēdonan hēgerōtois tan en hēmera trufan, spilois kai mōmois entrufarōtois en tai apatai autoiu suneuōcherōtois vi,The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.