Lexicon :: Strong's G1388 - dolos

δόλος
Transliteration
dolos (Key)
Pronunciation
dol'-os
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an obsolete primary verb, dello (probably meant to decoy; cf δελεάζω (G1185))
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Strong’s Definitions

δόλος dólos, dol'-os; from an obsolete primary verb, δέλλω déllō (probably meaning to decoy; compare G1185); a trick (bait), i.e. (figuratively) wile:—craft, deceit, guile, subtilty.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G1388 in the following manner: guile (7x), subtilty (2x), deceit (2x), craft (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G1388 in the following manner: guile (7x), subtilty (2x), deceit (2x), craft (1x).

  1. craft, deceit, guile

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δόλος dólos, dol'-os; from an obsolete primary verb, δέλλω déllō (probably meaning to decoy; compare G1185); a trick (bait), i.e. (figuratively) wile:—craft, deceit, guile, subtilty.
STRONGS G1388:
δόλος, -ου, ὁ, (from δέλω to catch with a bait [(?); Latin dolus, cf. Curtius, § 271]; see δελεάζω above); properly, bait, Homer, Odyssey 12, 252; a lure, snare; hence, craft, deceit, guile: Matthew 26:4; Mark 14:1; Mark 7:22; John 1:47 (John 1:48); Acts 13:10; 2 Corinthians 12:16; Romans 1:29; 1 Thessalonians 2:3 (οὐκ ἔστι ἐν δόλῳ, there is no deceit under it); 1 Peter 2:22 [1], and Revelation 14:5 Rec., after Isaiah 53:9; λαλεῖν δόλον to speak deceitfully (Psalm 33:14 (Ps. 34:14)), 1 Peter 3:10.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
33:14; 34:14
Isaiah
53:9
Matthew
26:4
Mark
7:22; 14:1
John
1:47; 1:48
Acts
13:10
Romans
1:29
2 Corinthians
12:16
1 Thessalonians
2:3
1 Peter
2:22; 3:10
Revelation
14:5
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