G1185 δελεάζω

Strong's Greek Concordance · 3 KJV occurrences

δελεάζω

deleázō

Definition

to entrap, i.e. (figuratively) delude

KJV Renderings

allure, beguile, entice

Derivation / Etymology

from the base of G1388 (δόλος);

KJV Verses (3)

James 1:14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
2 Peter 2:14Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.