Definition
δόλος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for מִרְמָה;]
1. in Hom., a bait.
2. a snare.
3. In the abstract, craft, deceit: Matthew 26:4, Mark 7:22; 14:1, John 1:47, Acts 13:10, Romans 1:29, 2 Corinthians 12:16, 1 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Peter 2:1; 2:22; 3:10" (LXX) (λαλῆσαι δ.).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δόλος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
11 total
- Matthew 26:4δόλῳ · covertly…and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
- Mark 7:22δόλος · deceit…greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
- Mark 14:1δόλῳ · [a] covertNow 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 1:47δόλος · deceitWhen Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- Acts 13:10δόλου · of deceit…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 1:29δόλου · deceitThey 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 12:16δόλῳ · by trickeryBe that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:3δόλῳ · trickeryFor our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.
- 1 Peter 2:1δόλον · deceitRid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- 1 Peter 2:22δόλος · deceit“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- 1 Peter 3:10δόλον · deceitfulFor, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.