noun · feminine
methodeias
Greekμεθοδεία (methodeia)
Strong’sG3180
scheming, craftiness
stem methodei-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† μεθ-οδία (Rec. -εία; cf. Bl., § 3, 5), -ας, ἡ
(< † μεθοδεύω, 1. to treat by rule. 2. to employ craft: IV Ki 19:27*)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3180 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | methodeias | methodeiais |
| object accusative | methodeian1×μεθοδείαν | methodeiain1×μεθοδείας |
| direct address vocative | methodeiar | methodeiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | methodeiau | methodeiaiu |
| to, for dative | methodeia | methodeiai |
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
methodeia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
methodeian“scheming”objectaccusative singular1×
Ephesians 4:14“scheming”hina mēketi aneiō nēpiois, kludōnizerōtois kai periferirōtois panto anemo tau didaskaliau en ta kubeia toiu anthrōpoiu en panourgia pros tan methodeian tau planau,Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
methodeiain“schemes”objectaccusative plural1×
Ephesians 6:11“schemes”enduevar tan panoplian tou theou pros tem dunerō vin histanara pros tain methodeiain tou diabolou;Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.