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1.
(
1
, 539), “deceit or deceitfulness” (akin to
, “to cheat, deceive,
beguile”), that which gives a false impression, whether by appearance, statement or
influence, is said of riches, Matt. 13:22; Mark 4:19; of sin, Heb. 3:13. The phrase in Eph.
4:22, “deceitful lusts,”
KJV
, “lusts of deceit,”
RV
, signifies lusts excited by “deceit,” of
which “deceit” is the source of strength, not lusts “deceitful” in themselves. In 2 Thess.
2:10, “all deceit of unrighteousness,”
RV
, signifies all manner of unscrupulous words and
deeds designed to “deceive” (see Rev. 13:13-15). In Col. 2:8, “vain deceit” suggests that
“deceit” is void of anything profitable.¶
Note:
In 2 Pet. 2:13, the most authentic texts have “revelling in their love-feasts,”
RV
(
), for
KJV
, “deceivings” (
).
2.
(
, 1388), primarily “a bait, snare”; hence, “craft, deceit, guile,” is
translated “deceit” in Mark 7:22; Rom. 1:29. See
CRAFT
,
GUILE
,
SUBTILTY
.
Notes:
(1)
8
, rendered “deceit” in 1 Thess. 2:3,
KJV
, signifies wandering (cf.
Eng., “planet”), hence, “error” (
RV
), i.e., a wandering from the right path; in Eph. 4:14,
“wiles of error,”
KJV
, “to deceive.” See
DELUDE
,
ERROR
. (2) For
, “to use deceit,”
see C, No. 4.
B. Adjective.
(
, 1386), “deceitful,” is used in 2 Cor. 11:13, of false apostles as
“deceitful workers”; cf. A, No. 2 and
Note
(2).¶
C. Verbs.
1.
(
1
, 538), “to beguile, deceive” (see A, No. 1), is used (a) of those
who “deceive” “with empty words,” belittling the true character of the sins mentioned,
Eph. 5:6; (b) of the fact that Adam was “not beguiled,” 1 Tim. 2:14,
RV
(cf. what is said
of Eve; see No. 2 below); (c) of the “self-deceit” of him who thinks himself religious, but
bridles not his tongue, Jas. 1:26.¶
2.
@
(
#
1
, 1818), (
@
), intensive, and No. 1, signifies “to beguile
thoroughly, to deceive wholly,” 1 Tim. 2:14,
RV
. See
BEGUILE
.
3.
(
$
1
, 5422), lit., “to deceive in one’s mind” (
, “the
mind,” and No. 1), “to deceive by fancies” (Lightfoot), is used in Gal. 6:3, with reference
to self-conceit, which is “self-deceit,” a sin against common sense. Cf. Jas. 1:26 (above).¶
Note:
Cf.
, No. 2, under DECEIVE.
4.
(
, 1387), “to lure,” as by a bait (see A, No. 2), is translated “have
used deceit” in Rom. 3:13.¶
5.
(
, 1389), a short form of No. 4, primarily signifies “to ensnare”;
hence, “to corrupt,” especially by mingling the truths of the Word of God with false
doctrines or notions, and so handling it “deceitfully,” 2 Cor. 4:2.¶ Cf.
$
, “to
corrupt by way of hucksterizing,” 2:17.¶ For the difference between the words see
CORRUPT
, A, No. 1.
6.
(
1
, 4105), akin to
, A,
Note
(1) (Eng., “planet”), in the passive
form sometimes means “to go astray, wander,” Matt. 18:12; 1 Pet. 2:25; Heb. 11:38;
frequently active, “to deceive, by leading into error, to seduce,” e.g., Matt. 24:4, 5, 11,