verb
deleazamō
Strong’sG1185
I allure, entice by a bait
stem deleaz-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 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.
* δελεάζω
(< δέλεαρ, a bait),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1185 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddel-eh-ad'-zo
to entrap, i.e. (figuratively) delude
Fromfrom the base of G1388;
King Jamesallure, beguile, entice.
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
(δέλεαρ) entice or catch by a bait, τὴν γραῦν δ. λεπαστῇ Refs 4th c.BC+:— passive, γαστρὶ δελεάζεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπὸ χρημάτων, ὑπὸ τῆς ἡδονῆς, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II with accusative cognate, νῶτον ὑὸς περὶ ἄγκιστρον δ. put it on the hook as a bait, Refs 5th c.BC+; but δ. ἄγκιστρον ἰσχάδι bait it with a fig, Refs 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| deleazalōδελεάζουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | entice | 1× |
| deleazarōntoisδελεάζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | enticing | 1× |
| deleazorōntosδελεαζόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | enticed | 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 140, 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 | deleazamō | deleazame | deleazami | deleazama | deleazamē | deleazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | deleazasō | deleazase | deleazasi | deleazasa | deleazasē | deleazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deleazatō | deleazate | deleazati | deleazata | deleazatē | deleazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | deleazanō | deleazane | deleazani | deleazana | deleazanē | deleazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deleazavō | deleazave | deleazavi | deleazava | deleazavē | deleazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | deleazalō1×δελεάζουσιν | deleazale | deleazali | deleazala | deleazalē | deleazalelē |
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 | deleazomō | deleazome | deleazomē | deleazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | deleazosō | deleazose | deleazosē | deleazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deleazotō | deleazote | deleazotē | deleazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | deleazonō | deleazone | deleazonē | deleazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deleazovō | deleazove | deleazovē | deleazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | deleazolō | deleazole | deleazolē | deleazolelē |
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 | deleazameiō | deleazameia | deleazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | deleazaseiō | deleazaseia | deleazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deleazateiō | deleazateia | deleazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | deleazaneiō | deleazaneia | deleazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deleazaveiō | deleazaveia | deleazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | deleazaleiō | deleazaleia | deleazaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deleazomeiō | deleazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | deleazoseiō | deleazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deleazoteiō | deleazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | deleazoneiō | deleazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | deleazoveiō | deleazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | deleazoleiō | deleazoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | deleazasōr | deleazasar | deleazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deleazatōr | deleazatar | deleazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | deleazavōr | deleazavar | deleazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | deleazalōr | deleazalar | deleazalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | deleazosōr | deleazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deleazotōr | deleazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | deleazovōr | deleazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | deleazolōr | deleazolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deleazamoiō | deleazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | deleazasoiō | deleazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deleazatoiō | deleazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | deleazanoiō | deleazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | deleazavoiō | deleazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | deleazaloiō | deleazaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | deleazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | deleazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | deleazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | deleazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | deleazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | deleazoloiō |
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 | deleazarō | deleazari | deleazara | deleazarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | deleazorō | deleazorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | deleazarōntos1× | deleazarintos | deleazarantos | deleazarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | deleazorōntos1×δελεαζόμενος | deleazorēntos |
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
deleaz 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
deleazalō“entice”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
2 Peter 2:18huperonkeim gar mataiotau fthengorōntois deleazalō en epithumiai sarkau aselgeiai toin oligōs …… sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from …
deleazarōntois“enticing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 2:14“enticing”… echarōntois mestoin moichalidau kai akatapaustoin hamartau, deleazarōntois psuchain astēriktain, kardian gumnazorēntan pleonexiau echarōntois, …… eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
deleazorōntos“enticed”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
James 1:14… hupo tau idiau epithumiau exelkorōntos kai deleazorōntos;… desires he is lured away and enticed.