ἀποπλανάω
apoplanaō · lead astray
Greek word · Strong’s number G635 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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apoplanaō (ἀποπλανάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lead astray”.
Cause someone to wander off.
How to say it
a·po·pla·na·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To draw someone off the path of truth.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- have wandered away ×1
- lead astray ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 13:22
For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the chosen.
- 1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all evils, and some, reaching out for it, have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.