verb
apoplanamō
Strong’sG635
I cause to wander astray, have wandered away
stem apoplan-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
ἀπο-πλανάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for נדח hi., נטה hi., שׁוּב pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G635 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ήσω, lead astray, make to digress, λόγονRefs 5th c.BC+:— passive,wander away from, τῆς ὑποθέσεωςRefs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, of leaderless wasps, Refs 4th c.BC+; wander from the truth, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II distribute, in passive, ἀποπλανᾶται ἐς πάντα αἷμα καὶ πνεῦμαRefs 5th c.BC+
III metaphorically, seduce, beguile, τοὺς ἐκλεκτούςNT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apoplanilaἀπεπλανήθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | wandered away | 1× |
| apoplanarōἀποπλανᾶν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | lead astray | 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 | apoplanamō | apoplaname | apoplanami | apoplanama | apoplanamē | apoplanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanasō | apoplanase | apoplanasi | apoplanasa | apoplanasē | apoplanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanatō | apoplanate | apoplanati | apoplanata | apoplanatē | apoplanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apoplananō | apoplanane | apoplanani | apoplanana | apoplananē | apoplananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanavō | apoplanave | apoplanavi | apoplanava | apoplanavē | apoplanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanalō | apoplanale | apoplanali | apoplanala | apoplanalē | apoplanalelē |
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 | apoplanomō | apoplanome | apoplanomē | apoplanomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanosō | apoplanose | apoplanosē | apoplanoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanotō | apoplanote | apoplanotē | apoplanotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apoplanonō | apoplanone | apoplanonē | apoplanonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanovō | apoplanove | apoplanovē | apoplanovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanolō | apoplanole | apoplanolē | apoplanolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoplanimi | apoplanima |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanisi | apoplanisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplaniti | apoplanita |
| we 1st person plural | apoplanini | apoplanina |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanivi | apoplaniva |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanili | apoplanila1×ἀπεπλανήθησαν |
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 | apoplanameiō | apoplanameia | apoplanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanaseiō | apoplanaseia | apoplanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanateiō | apoplanateia | apoplanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apoplananeiō | apoplananeia | apoplananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanaveiō | apoplanaveia | apoplanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanaleiō | apoplanaleia | apoplanaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoplanomeiō | apoplanomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanoseiō | apoplanoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanoteiō | apoplanoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apoplanoneiō | apoplanoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanoveiō | apoplanoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanoleiō | apoplanoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoplanimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplaniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplaniteia |
| we 1st person plural | apoplanineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplaniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanasōr | apoplanasar | apoplanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanatōr | apoplanatar | apoplanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanavōr | apoplanavar | apoplanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanalōr | apoplanalar | apoplanalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanosōr | apoplanosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanotōr | apoplanotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanovōr | apoplanovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanolōr | apoplanolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanivar |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoplanamoiō | apoplanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanasoiō | apoplanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanatoiō | apoplanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apoplananoiō | apoplananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanavoiō | apoplanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanaloiō | apoplanaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoplanomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apoplanonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplanoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoplanimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplanisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplanitoia |
| we 1st person plural | apoplaninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplanivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplaniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apoplanarō1×ἀποπλανᾶν | apoplanari | apoplanara | apoplanarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apoplanorō | apoplanorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | apoplaniri | apoplanira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apoplanarōntos | apoplanarintos | apoplanarantos | apoplanarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apoplanorōntos | apoplanorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | apoplanirintos | apoplanirantos |
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
apoplan 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
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
apoplanila“wandered away”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 6:10… atō tas filargurias, hau tinois oregorōntois apoplanila apo tau pistiau kai heautoin peripeirala …… evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves …
apoplanarō“lead astray”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Mark 13:22“lead astray”… dōali sēmeim kai terateim pros tem apoplanarō ei dunatem toin eklektoin;… appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.