ἀποπλανάω

apoplanaō · lead astray

Greek word · Strong’s number G635 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

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

  1. 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

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.