verb
paralogizomō
Strong’sG3884
I deceive, beguile
stem paralogiz-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.
παρα-λογίζομαι,
[in LXX chiefly for רמה pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3884 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
in keeping accounts, cheat, Refs 4th c.BC+: with double accusative, defraud of, π. τρία ἡμιωβέλια τοὺς ναοποιούς Refs 5th c.BC+; reckon fraudulently, τὸν μισθόν LXX+2nd c.AD+: generally, defraud, τινα LXX+3rd c.BC+:—passive, δαπάνας παραλογισθείσας Refs 1st c.AD+
II reason falsely, use fallacies, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.b draw a false inference, π. ἡ ψυχή Refs
II.2 mislead by fallacious reasoning, σφᾶς αὐτούς Refs 5th c.BC+; μεγάλα τὴν πόγιν π. Refs:— passive, to be misled by fallacious reasoning, π. ἡ διάνοια ὑπό τινων Refs 4th c.BC+ O.:—passive and middle opposed, παραλογισθῆναι καὶ παραλογίσασθαι Refs 4th c.BC+
III disguise, τῆς ἐσθῆτος ὄψις παραλογιζομένη τὴν ἐπιδημίαν ἡμῶν Refs 1st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paralogizoteiōπαραλογίζηται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | deceive | 1× |
| paralogizorōntoisπαραλογιζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | deceiving | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paralogizomō | paralogizome | paralogizomē | paralogizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paralogizosō | paralogizose | paralogizosē | paralogizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paralogizotō | paralogizote | paralogizotē | paralogizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | paralogizonō | paralogizone | paralogizonē | paralogizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paralogizovō | paralogizove | paralogizovē | paralogizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paralogizolō | paralogizole | paralogizolē | paralogizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paralogizomeiō | paralogizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paralogizoseiō | paralogizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paralogizoteiō1×παραλογίζηται | paralogizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paralogizoneiō | paralogizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paralogizoveiō | paralogizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paralogizoleiō | paralogizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paralogizosōr | paralogizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paralogizotōr | paralogizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paralogizovōr | paralogizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paralogizolōr | paralogizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paralogizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | paralogizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paralogizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | paralogizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | paralogizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | paralogizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paralogizorō | paralogizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paralogizorōntos1× | paralogizorēntos |
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
paralogiz 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
paralogizoteiō“deceive”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Colossians 2:4houtem legamō hina mēdenos vin paralogizoteiō en pithanologia.… this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
paralogizorōntois“deceiving”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
James 1:22… poiētois logou kai mē akroatois monem paralogizorōntois heautoin.… not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.