Dolos δόλος
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| δόλος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dolos |
| Strong's number | G1388 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | deceit |
| Occurrences | 11 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Peter (3) |
Dolos (Greek δόλος, Strong's G1388) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “deceit”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
δόλος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for מִרְמָה;]
1. in Hom., a bait.
2. a snare.
3. In the abstract, craft, deceit: Mat.26:4, Mrk.7:22 14:1, Jhn.1:47, Act.13:10, Rom.1:29, 2Co.12:16, 1Th.2:3, 1Pe.2:1 2:22 3:10" (LXX) (λαλῆσαι δ.).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for מִרְמָה;]
1. in Hom., a bait.
2. a snare.
3. In the abstract, craft, deceit: Mat.26:4, Mrk.7:22 14:1, Jhn.1:47, Act.13:10, Rom.1:29, 2Co.12:16, 1Th.2:3, 1Pe.2:1 2:22 3:10" (LXX) (λαλῆσαι δ.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | guile (7), subtilty (2), deceit (2), craft (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | deceit (6), trickery (2), covertly (1), covert (1), deceitful (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Dolos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 26:4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
Mark
- Mark 7:22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
- Mark 14:1After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
John
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
Acts
- Acts 13:10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
Romans
- Romans 1:29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 12:16But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 2:3For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 2:1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- 1 Peter 2:22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- 1 Peter 3:10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).