πλανάω (planάō) — to mislead / to deceive / deception

Notes: The meanings of πλανάω and πλάνη[a] (31.8: πλανάω / 31.8: πλάνη), πλάνος (31.9: πλάνος), πλάνη[b] (31.10: πλάνη), and ἀποπλανάω (31.11: ἀποπλανάω) focus primarily upon the misleading or deceptive views which people are caused to have, but these same terms may refer to more than mere mistaken ideas or opinions. They may involve deception of a behavioral nature, and therefore these same meanings could be in Domain 88 Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior, Subdomain U Mislead, Lead Astray, Deceive.; It is possible that ἀποπλανάομαι differs slightly from πλανάομαι[b] in emphasizing the departure from truth.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: πλάνη · πλανήτης · πλάνος

Sense 1: to mislead, to deceive, deception, to cause to be mistaken

Semantic entry: 31.8

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Hold a Wrong View, Be Mistaken

Definition: (figurative extension of meaning of πλανάω ‘to cause to wander off the path,’ not occurring in the NT) to cause someone to hold a wrong view and thus be mistaken{N:001}

Notes: To mislead people as to proper views which they should have may often be expressed idiomatically, for example, ‘to twist people’s thoughts,’ ‘to cause what is false to seem like what is true,’ ‘to make a lie appear true,’ ‘to dig away the truth,’ or ‘to cover the eyes with lies.’

Show passage in OET: MAT 24:4

OET-RV MAT 24:4

4 ⇔“Watch out in case other people mislead you,” Yeshua answered,

OET-LV MAT 24:4

4 And the Yaʸsous answering said to _them:
Be _watching _out lest anyone may _mislead you _all.

Show passage in OET: MAT 24:5

OET-RV MAT 24:5

5 “because many will come claiming to be me, saying that they’re the messiah, and misleading many people.

OET-LV MAT 24:5

5 For/Because many will _be _coming in the name of _me saying:
I am the chosen _one /messiah, and they _will _be _misleading many.

Jump to OET MAT 24:4 section.

Jump to OET MAT 24:5 section.

All 18 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 24:4–5 · OET MAT 24:11 · OET MAT 24:24

MRK: OET MRK 13:5–6

JHN: OET JHN 7:12

TI2: OET TI2 3:13

JN1: OET JN1 1:8 · OET JN1 2:26 · OET JN1 3:7

REV: OET REV 2:20 · OET REV 12:9 · OET REV 13:14 · OET REV 19:20 · OET REV 20:3 · OET REV 20:8 · OET REV 20:10

Sense 2: to wander about

Semantic entry: 15.24

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Travel, Journey

Definition: to move about, without definite destination or particular purpose

Forms: πλανάομαι[a]

Show passage in OET: MAT 18:12

OET-RV MAT 18:12

12 “What do you think about this? A man had a hundred sheep, and one of them strayed away. Won’t he leave the ninety-nine there in the hills and go and look for the sheep that was missing?

OET-LV MAT 18:12

12 What is _it _supposing to _you _all?
If it _may _become to_a_certain man a_hundred sheep, and one of them may _be _strayed, not, having _left the ninety nine on the mountains and having _been _gone, is _seeking the sheep being _strayed?

Show passage in OET: MAT 18:13

OET-RV MAT 18:13

13 And if he happens to find it, I can assure you that he’ll be happier about that one than about the ninety-nine who never strayed away.

OET-LV MAT 18:13

13 And if he _may _become to _find it, truly, I _am _saying to _you _all that he _is _rejoicing over it more than over the ninety nine which not having _been _strayed.

Jump to OET MAT 18:12 section.

Jump to OET MAT 18:13 section.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 18:12–13

HEB: OET HEB 11:38

PE1: OET PE1 2:25

Sense 3: to stray from the truth, to wander from the truth, to go astray from

Semantic entry: 31.67

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Change an Opinion Concerning Truth

Definition: to no longer believe what is true, but to start believing what is false{N:002}

Notes: Though in some languages one can preserve the figurative meaning of ‘to wander’ or ‘to go astray’ in connection with truth, it is not possible to do so in many languages, and therefore it may be necessary to spell out in some detail precisely what is involved, for example, ‘to stop believing what is true and to start believing what is false.’

Forms: πλανάομαι[b]

Show passage in OET: MAT 22:29

OET-RV MAT 22:29