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δελεάζω

MainId: 001200000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: δ

StrongCodes: G1185

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001200001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'δολόω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001200001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 88.303

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

      LEXSubDomains: Sin, Wrongdoing, Guilt

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-05-11 21:32:55

         DefinitionShort: to lure or entice someone to sin (compare δέλεαρ ‘bait,’ not occurring in the NT)

         Glosses: ['to lead astray', 'to lure into sin']

         Comments: δελεάζω may often be translated as ‘to make sinning look attractive’ or ‘to make sin taste good’ or ‘to wave sin in front of a person’s nose.’

      LEXReferences: YAC 1:14, 2PET 2:14, 2PET 2:18