noun · masculine
dolos
Greekδόλος (dolos)
Strong’sG1388
deceit, guile, treachery
stem dol-11 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δόλος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for מִרְמָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1388 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddol'-os
compare G1185); a trick (bait), i.e. (figuratively) wile
Fromfrom an obsolete primary verb, δέλλω (probably meaning to decoy;
King Jamescraft, deceit, guile, subtilty.
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 | dolos3×δόλος | dolois |
| object accusative | dolon2×δόλον | doloin |
| direct address vocative | dolor | doloir |
| of, belonging to genitive | dolou2×δόλου | doloiu |
| to, for dative | dolo4×δόλῳ | doloi |
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
dolo 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
dolos“deceit”subjectnominative singular3×
Mark 7:22“deceit”moicheiais, pleonexiais, ponēriais, dolos, aselgeias, ofthalmos ponēros, blasfēmias, huperēfanias, afrosunas;greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
John 1:47“deceit”horata tos Iēsus ton Nathanaēl ercherōton pros auton kai legatō peri autou; Ide alēthōs Israēlitos en ho dolos ouk atō.When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
1 Peter 2:22“deceit”hos hamartan ouk poiata oude heuriskita dolos en te stome autou;“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
dolon“deceit”objectaccusative singular2×
1 Peter 2:1“deceit”Apotitheratois oun pantan kakian kai panton dolon kai hupokrisiain kai fthonoin kai pantain katalaliain,Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
1 Peter 3:10“deceit”tos gar thelarōtos zōan agaparō kai horara hēmerain agathain pauatar tan glōssan apo kakeu kai cheileim teu mē lalara dolon,For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
dolou“deceit”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 13:10“deceit”legata; Ō plēror pantou dolou kai pantau radiourgiau, huior diabolou, echthror pantau dikaiosunau, ouk pauesi diastrefarōtos tain hodain kuriou tain euthuain?and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
Romans 1:29“deceit”plērirētoin panta adikia ponēria pleonexia kakia, mestoin fthonou fonou erau dolou kakoētheiau, psithuristoin,They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
dolo“deceit”to, fordative singular4×
Matthew 26:4“stealth”kai sumbouleuela hina ton Iēsun dolo krataleia kai apokteinaleia;and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
Mark 14:1“stealth”Ate de tem pascha kai teim azumeim meta duo hēmerain. kai zētale tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois pōs auton en dolo krataratois apokteinaleia,Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
2 Corinthians 12:16“deceit”atōr de, mis ouk katabarama vin; alla huparcharōtos panourgos dolo vin lambama.Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
1 Thessalonians 2:3“deceit”tas gar paraklēsias nu ouk ek planau oude ek akatharsiau oude en dolo,For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.