UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: δολόω

Sense 1: to lead astray, to lure into sin

Semantic entry: 88.303

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Sin, Wrongdoing, Guilt

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

Notes: 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.’

JAM 1:14: RV JAM 1:14 · LV JAM 1:14 · Read together JAM 1:14

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OET-RV JAM 1:14

14 but rather they’re being tempted by their own lusts. They’re being drawn away and enticed into what they know is wrong,

OET-LV JAM 1:14

14 But each is _being _tempted by his own lust, being _drawn _away and being _enticed.

PE2 2:14: RV PE2 2:14 · LV PE2 2:14 · Read together PE2 2:14

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OET-RV PE2 2:14

14 Their eyes are full of lust for adultery and never cease to sin, and having trained their hearts in greed they entice unstable people to become their cursed offspring.

OET-LV PE2 2:14

14 having eyes full of _adulteress, and unceasing from _sin, enticing unstable souls, having a_heart having _been _trained in _greediness, children of_a_curse,

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JAM: RV JAM 1:14 · LV JAM 1:14 · Read together JAM 1:14

PE2: RV PE2 2:14 · RV PE2 2:18 · LV PE2 2:14 · LV PE2 2:18 · Read together PE2 2:14 · Read together PE2 2:18

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

δελεάζω

Form 1

Sense 1: to lead astray, to lure into sin