πλανήτης (planήtaʸs) — wanderer

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: πλανήτης; -ου

Related lemmas: πλανάω

Semantic entry: 15.26

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Travel, Journey

Definition: (derivative of πλανάω [source selector 000001][b] ‘to wander about,’ 15.24: πλανάω) one who or that which wanders about or around

Notes: In OET JDE 1:13 there appears to be a double-entendre in that πλανήτης may also suggest the meaning of πλανάω ‘to deceive, to cause to be mistaken’ (see 31.8: πλανάω / 31.8: πλάνη). Therefore, such persons may be described not only as ‘wanderers,’ but as ‘deceivers.’ For a further discussion of πλανήτης in OET JDE 1:13, see 1.30: ἀστήρ / 1.30: ἄστρον.

Show passage in OET: JDE 1:13

13 like wild waves in the ocean that foam in their own shame or like unreliable wandering stars that are already doomed to the darkest darkness in the next age.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament