Keraia
Lexicon

πλανάω

planaōto lead astrayHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb39 occurrences14 books37 verses

Definition

πλανάω, -ῶ

(πλάνη), [in LXX chiefly for תָּעָה ;]

to cause to wander, lead astray. Pass., to go astray, wander: Matthew 18:12-13, Hebrews 11:38, 1 Peter 2:25 (cf. Isaiah 53:6). Metaphorical, to lead astray, deceive: with accusative of person(s), Matthew 24:4-5, 11; 24:24, Mark 13:5-6, John 7:12, 2 Timothy 3:13; 1 John 1:8, John 2:26, John 3:7, Revelation 2:20; 12:9; 13:14; 19:20; 20:3, 8; 20:10; pass., to be led astray, to err: Matthew 22:29, Mark 12:24, 27, Luke 21:8, John 7:47, 2 Timothy 3:13, Titus 3:3, Hebrews 5:2, 2 Peter 2:15, Revelation 18:23; τ. καρδίᾳ, Hebrews 3:10; ἀπὸ τ. ἀληθείας, James 5:19;μὴ πλανᾶσθε, 1 Corinthians 6:9; 15:33, Galatians 6:7. James 1:16 (cf. ἀπο-πλανάω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πλανάω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

39 total
  1. Matthew 18:12πλανηθῇ · goes astray; πλανώμενον · that is lost
    What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
  2. Matthew 18:13πεπλανημένοις · that did not go astray
    And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
  3. Matthew 22:29Πλανᾶσθε · You are mistaken [because]
    Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
  4. Matthew 24:4πλανήσῃ · deceives
    Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
  5. Matthew 24:5πλανήσουσιν · will deceive many
    For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
  6. Matthew 24:11πλανήσουσιν · deceive
    …and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
  7. Matthew 24:24πλανῆσαι · deceive
    For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
  8. Mark 12:24πλανᾶσθε · Aren’t you mistaken
    Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
  9. Mark 12:27πλανᾶσθε · You are badly mistaken
    He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
  10. Mark 13:5πλανήσῃ · deceives
    Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
  11. Mark 13:6πλανήσουσιν · will deceive
    Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
  12. Luke 21:8πλανηθῆτε · that you are not deceived
    Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
  13. John 7:12πλανᾷ · He deceives
    Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
  14. John 7:47πεπλάνησθε · been deceived
    “Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
  15. 1 Corinthians 6:9πλανᾶσθε · be deceived
    Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
  16. 1 Corinthians 15:33πλανᾶσθε · be deceived
    Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
  17. Galatians 6:7πλανᾶσθε · be deceived
    Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
  18. 2 Timothy 3:13πλανῶντες · deceiving; πλανώμενοι · being deceived
    …while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
  19. Titus 3:3πλανώμενοι · misled
    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
  20. Hebrews 3:10πλανῶνται · going astray
    Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’
  21. Hebrews 5:2πλανωμένοις · misguided
    He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
  22. Hebrews 11:38πλανώμενοι · They wandered
    The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
  23. James 1:16πλανᾶσθε · be deceived
    Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
  24. James 5:19πλανηθῇ · should wander
    My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
  25. 1 Peter 2:25πλανώμενοι · going astray
    For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
  26. 2 Peter 2:15ἐπλανήθησαν · and wandered off
    They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
  27. 1 John 1:8πλανῶμεν · we deceive
    If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
  28. 1 John 2:26πλανώντων · trying to deceive
    I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
  29. 1 John 3:7πλανάτω · deceive
    Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
  30. Revelation 2:20πλανᾷ · she misleads
    But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
  31. Revelation 12:9πλανῶν · deceiver
    And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  32. Revelation 13:14πλανᾷ · it deceived
    Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
  33. Revelation 18:23ἐπλανήθησαν · were deceived
    The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
  34. Revelation 19:20ἐπλάνησεν · deceiving
    But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
  35. Revelation 20:3πλανήσῃ · he could not deceive
    And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
  36. Revelation 20:8πλανῆσαι · to deceive
    …and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
  37. Revelation 20:10πλανῶν · had deceived
    And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.