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GreekG4105Verb

πλανάω

planaō

38Occurrences
G4105Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)

from G4106 (πλάνη);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to cause to wander, lead astray. Pass., to go astray, wander. Metaphorical, to lead astray, deceive: with accusative of person(s),; pass., to be led astray, to err: ,; καρδίᾳ; ἀπὸ ἀληθείας;μὴ πλανᾶσθε.
LXX: chiefly for תָּעָה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

πλανάω appears 38 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
9
Matthew
7
Mark
4
1 John
3
Hebrews
3
1 Corinthians
2
James
2
John
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:33BSB

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

2 Timothy 3:13BSB

while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

John 7:12BSB

Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.”But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”

Matthew 24:5BSB

For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

Revelation 12:9BSB

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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.