verb
planimō
Greekπλανάω (planaō)
Strong’sG4105
I lead astray, deceive
stem plan-39 times in the New Testamentin 14 of 27 books21 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλανάω, -ῶ
(< πλάνη), [in LXX chiefly for תּעה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4105 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplan-ah'-o
to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)
Fromfrom G4106;
King Jamesgo astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| planatōπλανᾷ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | deceives | 3× |
| plananōπλανῶμεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | deceive | 1× |
| planivōπλανᾶσθε | happening now · yepresent passive indicative 2nd person plural | mistaken | 3× |
| planilōπλανῶνται | happening now · theypresent passive indicative 3rd person plural | go astray | 1× |
| planaliπλανήσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | deceive | 3× |
| planataἐπλάνησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | deceived | 1× |
| planilaἐπλανήθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | deceived | 2× |
| planivēπεπλάνησθε | has happened · yeperfect passive indicative 2nd person plural | deceived | 1× |
| planateiaπλανήσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | deceives | 3× |
| planiteiaπλανηθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | wanders | 2× |
| planiveiaπλανηθῆτε | happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural | deceived | 1× |
| planatōrπλανάτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | deceive | 1× |
| planivōrπλανᾶσθε | happening now · yepresent passive imperative 2nd person plural | deceived | 4× |
| planaraπλανῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | deceive | 2× |
| planarōtosπλανῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | deceives | 2× |
| planarōtoisπλανῶντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | deceiving | 1× |
| planarōtoiuπλανώντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | deceive | 1× |
| planirōtemπλανώμενον | happening now · objectpresent passive participle direct singular neuter | straying | 1× |
| planirōtoisπλανώμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine | deceived | 4× |
| planirōtoiπλανωμένοις | happening now · to, forpresent passive participle dative plural masculine | going astray | 1× |
| planirēteiπεπλανημένοις | has happened · to, forperfect passive participle dative plural neuter | go 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, 15 occurrences
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 | planamō | planame | planami | planama | planamē | planamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | planasō | planase | planasi | planasa | planasē | planaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | planatō3×πλανᾷ | planate | planati | planata1×ἐπλάνησεν | planatē | planatelē |
| we 1st person plural | plananō1×πλανῶμεν | planane | planani | planana | plananē | plananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | planavō | planave | planavi | planava | planavē | planavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | planalō | planale | planali3×πλανήσουσιν | planala | planalē | planalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | planimō | planime | planimi | planima | planimē | planimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | planisō | planise | planisi | planisa | planisē | planiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | planitō | planite | planiti | planita | planitē | planitelē |
| we 1st person plural | planinō | planine | planini | planina | planinē | planinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | planivō3×πλανᾶσθε | planive | planivi | planiva | planivē1×πεπλάνησθε | planivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | planilō1×πλανῶνται | planile | planili | planila2×ἐπλανήθησαν | planilē | planilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | planameiō | planameia | planameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | planaseiō | planaseia | planaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | planateiō | planateia3×πλανήσῃ | planateiē |
| we 1st person plural | plananeiō | plananeia | plananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | planaveiō | planaveia | planaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | planaleiō | planaleia | planaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | planimeiō | planimeia | planimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | planiseiō | planiseia | planiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | planiteiō | planiteia2×πλανηθῇ | planiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | planineiō | planineia | planineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | planiveiō | planiveia1×πλανηθῆτε | planiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | planileiō | planileia | planileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 5 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | planasōr | planasar | planasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | planatōr1×πλανάτω | planatar | planatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | planavōr | planavar | planavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | planalōr | planalar | planalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | planisōr | planisar | planisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | planitōr | planitar | planitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | planivōr4×πλανᾶσθε | planivar | planivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | planilōr | planilar | planilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | planamoiō | planamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | planasoiō | planasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | planatoiō | planatoia |
| we 1st person plural | plananoiō | plananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | planavoiō | planavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | planaloiō | planaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | planimoiō | planimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | planisoiō | planisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | planitoiō | planitoia |
| we 1st person plural | planinoiō | planinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | planivoiō | planivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | planiloiō | planiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | planarō | planari | planara2×πλανῆσαι | planarē |
| acted on passive voice | planirō | planiri | planira | planirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 11 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | planarōtos4×πλανῶν | planaritos | planaratos | planarētos |
| acted on passive voice | planirōtos6× | planiritos | planiratos | planirētos1× |
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
plan 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
39 occurrences, every one of them listed
planatō“deceives”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×
John 7:12“deceives”kai gongusmos peri autou ate pollos en toi ochloi; tois men legale hoti Agathos atō, allois de legale; Ou, alla planatō ton ochlon.Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
Revelation 2:20“deceives”alla echamō kata su hoti afiēkasō tan gunaikan Iezabel, tas legarōtas heautan profētian, kai didaskatō kai planatō toin ēmoin douloin porneuara kai esthiara eidōlothuteim.But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 13:14“deceives”kai planatō toin katoikarōtoin epi tau gēau dia teim sēmeim heim dōita aute poiara enōpion teu thēreu, legarōtos toi katoikarōtoi epi tau gēau poiara eikōnan te thēre, hos echatō tan plēgan tau machairau kai zōata.Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
plananō“deceive”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 John 1:8“deceive”ean leganeia hoti hamartan ouk echanō, heautoin plananō kai tas alētheias ouk atō en ni.If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
planivō“mistaken”happening now · yepresent passive indicative 2nd person plural3×
Matthew 22:29“mistaken”Apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Planivō mē oidarētois tain grafain mēde tan dunamian tou theou;Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
Mark 12:24“mistaken”fēate autoi tos Iēsus; Ouk dia houtem planivō mē oidarētois tain grafain mēde tan dunamian tou theou?Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
Mark 12:27“mistaken”ouk atō theos nekroiu alla zōarōtoiu; pollem planivō.He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
planilō“go astray”happening now · theypresent passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 3:10“go astray”tesserakonta eteim; dio prosochthizama ta genea houta kai legama; Aei planilō ta kardia; autois de ouk gnōskala tain hodain mu;Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’
planali“deceive”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Matthew 24:5“deceive”pollois gar ercheli epi te onome mu legarōtois; Mis amō tos christos, kai polloin planali.For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
Matthew 24:11“deceive”kai pollois pseudoprofētois egeirili kai planali polloin;and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
Mark 13:6“deceive”pollois ercheli epi te onome mu legarōtois hoti Mis amō, kai polloin planali.Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
planata“deceived”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 19:20“deceived”kai piazita tem thērem kai meta auteu tos pseudoprofētos tos poiaratos teim sēmeim enōpion auteu, en hei planata toin lambaratoin tem charagmem teu thēreu kai toin proskunarōtoin ta eikōna auteu; zōarōtois ballila tois duo eis tan limnan teu pureu tau kaiirōtau en theie.But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
planila“deceived”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural2×
2 Peter 2:15“gone astray”kataleiparatois euthuan hodan planila, exakoloutharatois ta hoda tou Balaam tou Bosor hos misthon adikiau agapataThey have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
Revelation 18:23“deceived”kai fōtem luchnou ouk mē fainateia en si ēti, kai fōnas numfiou kai numfau ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti; hoti tois emporois su ale tois megistanois tau gēau, hoti en ta farmakeia su planila panteim teim ethneim,The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
planivē“deceived”has happened · yeperfect passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
John 7:47“deceived”apokrinila oun autoi tois Farisaiois; Mē kai vis planivē?“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
planateia“deceives”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 24:4“deceives”kai apokriniratos tos Iēsus legata autoi; Blepavōr mē tinos vin planateia;Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
Mark 13:5“deceives”tos de Iēsus archeta legarō autoi; Blepavōr mē tinos vin planateia;Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
Revelation 20:3“deceive”kai ballata auton eis tan abussan, kai kleiata kai sfragizata epanō autou, hina mē planateia ēti teim ethneim, achri teliteia teim chilioi eteim; meta houteim datō luira auton mikron chronon.And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
planiteia“wanders”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 18:12“gone astray”tinem vi dokatō? ean gineteia tino anthrōpo hekaton probateim kai planiteia henem ek auteiu, ouchi afiēkati teim enenēkonta ennea epi teim oreim kai poreuiratos zētatō tem planirōtem?What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
James 5:19“wanders”Adelfoir mu, ean tinos en vi planiteia apo tau alētheiau kai epistrefateia tinos auton,My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
planiveia“deceived”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Luke 21:8“deceived”tos de legata; Blepavōr mē planiveia; pollois gar ercheli epi te onome mu legarōtois; Mis amō kai; Tos kairos engizatē; mē poreuiveia opisō autoiu.Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
planatōr“deceive”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 John 3:7“deceive”teknieim, mēdenos planatōr vin; tos poiarōtos tan dikaiosunan dikaios atō, kathōs ekeinos dikaios atō;Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
planivōr“deceived”happening now · yepresent passive imperative 2nd person plural4×
1 Corinthians 6:9“deceived”Ē ouk oidavē hoti adikois theou basileian ouk klēronomali? mē planivōr; oute pornois oute eidōlolatrois oute moichois oute malakois oute arsenokoitoisDo you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
1 Corinthians 15:33“deceived”mē planivōr; ftheiralō ētheim chrēsteim homiliais kakais.Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Galatians 6:7“deceived”mē planivōr, theos ouk muktērizitō; hem gar ean speirateiō anthrōpos, houtem kai therizati;Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
James 1:16“deceived”mē planivōr, adelfoir mu agapētoir.Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
planara“deceive”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Matthew 24:24“deceive”egeirili gar pseudochristois kai pseudoprofētois, kai dōali sēmeim megeim kai terateim hōste planara ei dunatem kai toin eklektoin;For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
Revelation 20:8“deceive”kai exercheti planara teim ethneim teim en tai tessares gōniai tau gēau, ton Gōg kai Magōg, sunagara autoin eis ton polemon, hoiu tos arithmos autoiu hōs tas ammas tau thalassau.and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth — Gog and Magog — to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
planarōtos“deceives”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Revelation 12:9“deceives”kai ballita tos drakōnos tos megos, tos ofios tos archaios, tos kalirōtos Diabolos kai tos Satanaos, tos planarōtos tan oikoumenan holan ballita eis tan gēan, kai tois angelois autou meta autou ballila.And the great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Revelation 20:10“deceived”kai tos diabolos tos planarōtos autoin ballita eis tan limnan teu pureu kai theieu, hopou kai tem thērem kai tos pseudoprofētos, kai basanizili hēmerau kai nuxau eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
planarōtois“deceiving”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Timothy 3:13“deceiving”ponērois de anthrōpois kai goētois prokoptali epi tem cheirōnem, planarōtois kai planirōtois.while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
planarōtoiu“deceive”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
1 John 2:26“deceive”Houteim grafama vi peri toiu planarōtoiu vin.I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
planirōtem“straying”happening now · objectpresent passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Matthew 18:12“straying”tinem vi dokatō? ean gineteia tino anthrōpo hekaton probateim kai planiteia henem ek auteiu, ouchi afiēkati teim enenēkonta ennea epi teim oreim kai poreuiratos zētatō tem planirōtem?What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
planirōtois“deceived”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine4×
2 Timothy 3:13“deceived”ponērois de anthrōpois kai goētois prokoptali epi tem cheirōnem, planarōtois kai planirōtois.while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Titus 3:3“deceived”ane gar pote kai nis anoētois, apeithois, planirōtois, douleuarōtois epithumiai kai hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōtois, stugētois, misarōtois allēloin.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Hebrews 11:38“wandered”hoiu ouk ate axios tos kosmos epi erēmiai planirōtois kai orei kai spēlaiei kai tai opai tau gēau;The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
1 Peter 2:25“going astray”ave gar hōs probateim planirōtois, alla epistrefiva nun epi ton poimēnon kai episkopon taiu psuchaiu vu.For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
planirōtoi“going astray”happening now · to, forpresent passive participle dative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 5:2“going astray”metriopatharō dunerōtos toi agnoarōtoi kai planirōtoi epei kai autos perikeiitō asthenian,He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
planirētei“go astray”has happened · to, forperfect passive participle dative plural neuter1×
Matthew 18:13“go astray”kai ean gineteia heuriskara autem, amēn legamō vi hoti chairatō epi aute mallon ē epi tei enenēkonta ennea tei mē planirētei.And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.