planos · deceiver

What it means

planos (πλάνος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “deceiver”.

Impostor, deceiver.

How to say it

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

1. One who leads others astray by pretending.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• deceivers ×2
• deceitful ×1
• deceiver ×1
• impostor ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 John×2

• Matthew 27:63

  and said, “Sir, we remember that that impostor said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will be raised.’

• 2 Corinthians 6:8

  through glory and dishonor, through bad report and good report; as deceivers and yet true;

• 1 Timothy 4:1

  But the Spirit says explicitly that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

• 2 John 1:7

  For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess Jesus the Messiah coming in the flesh; this is the deceiver and the antichrist.

And 1 more times.