STRONGS G1185:
δελεάζω; [present passive
δελεάζομαι]; (
δέλεαρ a bait);
1. properly,
to bait, catch by a bait: Xenophon, mem. 2, 1, 4, and others.
2. as often in secular authors, metaphorically,
to beguile by blandishments, allure, entice, deceive:
τινά,
2 Peter 2:14,
18;
James 1:14, on this passage cf. Philo, quod omn. prob. book § 22.
πρὸς ἐπιθυμίας ἐλαύνεται ἢ ὑφ’
ἡδονῆς δελεάζεται.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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James
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1:14
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2 Peter
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2:14; 2:18