Lexical Summary deleazō: to lure Original Word: δελεάζωTransliteration: deleazō Phonetic Spelling: (del-eh-ad'-zo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to lure Meaning: to lure Strong's Concordance allure, beguile, entice. From the base of dolos; to entrap, i.e. (figuratively) delude -- allure, beguile, entice. see GREEK dolos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1185: δελεάζωδελεάζω; (present passive δελεάζομαι); (δέλεαρ a bait); 1. properly, to bait, catch by a bait: Xenophon, mem. 2, 1, 4, et al. 2. as often in secular authors, metaphorically, to beguile by blandishments, allure, entice, deceive: τινα, 2 Peter 2:14, 18; James 1:14, on this passage cf. Philo, quod omn. prob. book § 22. |
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