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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5422. φρεναπατάω (phrenapataó) -- To deceive the mind, to delude</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5422.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_peter/2-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5422.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5422</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5421.htm" title="5421">◄</a> 5422. phrenapataó <a href="../greek/5423.htm" title="5423">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">phrenapataó: To deceive the mind, to delude</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φρεναπατάω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>phrenapataó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>fren-ap-at-ah'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(fren-ap-at-ah'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To deceive the mind, to delude<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I deceive the mind, impose upon.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From φρήν (phrēn, meaning "mind" or "understanding") and ἀπατάω (apataō, meaning "to deceive" or "to cheat").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for φρεναπατάω, similar concepts of deception can be found in Hebrew words such as תָּעָה (ta'ah, Strong's H8582, meaning "to err" or "to go astray") and שָׁקַר (shakar, Strong's H8266, meaning "to lie" or "to deceive").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb φρεναπατάω is used to describe the act of deceiving or deluding one's mind or understanding. It implies a self-deception or being led astray in one's thinking, often in a moral or spiritual context. This term is used to highlight the danger of being misled by false teachings or erroneous beliefs that can corrupt one's faith and understanding of truth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the mind (phrēn) was considered the seat of intellectual and moral reasoning. Deception of the mind was seen as a serious issue, as it could lead to moral corruption and a departure from truth. In the early Christian context, false teachings and heresies were prevalent, and the apostles often warned believers against being deceived by such influences.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5422</b> <i>phrenapatáō</i> (from <a href="/greek/5424.htm">5424</a> <i>/phrḗn</i>, "inner-outlook <i>regulating</i> behavior" and <a href="/greek/538.htm">538</a> <i>/apatáō</i>, "deceive by distorting") – properly, to act from a <i>distorted perspective</i> (warped sense of reality) which "redefines reality" (facts) – i.e. to fit one's <i>self-deception</i> (used only in Gal 6:3). <a href="/greek/5423.htm">See 5423</a> (<i>phrenapatēs</i>).</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/5422.htm">5422</a> <i>/phrenapatáō</i> ("confused inside-out") means to become the victim of one's own confused <i>mind-set</i> – which then <i>blames</i> God for it or makes others "the scapegoat." This mind-set is detached from reality and leaves someone in their own fantasy world.</p><p class="discovery">"More is implied in this word (<a href="/greek/5422.htm">5422</a> <i>/phrenapatáō</i>) than in <i>apataō</i> ('to cheat, beguile, deceive'), for it brings out the idea of <i>subjective fancies</i>" (J. Thayer). This term was apparently "coined by Paul" (N. Turner).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5423.htm">phrenapatés</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to deceive the mind<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>deceives (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5422: φρεναπατάω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φρεναπατάω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φρεναπάτω</span>; (<span class="greek2">φρεναπάτης</span>, which see): <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <span class="accented">to deceive anyone's mind,</span> <a href="/interlinear/galatians/6-3.htm">Galatians 6:3</a> ("more is implied by this word than by <span class="greek2">ἀπαταν</span>, for it brings out the idea of subjective fancies" (<span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> ad loc.); cf. <span class="abbreviation">Green</span>, Critical Notes at the passage). (Ecclesiastical and Byzantine writings.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>deceive. <p>From <a href="/greek/5423.htm">phrenapates</a>; to be a mind-misleader, i.e. Delude -- deceive. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5423.htm">phrenapates</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φρεναπατα φρεναπατᾷ phrenapata phrenapatā̂i<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/galatians/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 6:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μηδὲν ὤν <b>φρεναπατᾷ</b> ἑαυτόν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when he is nothing, <span class="itali">he deceives</span> himself.<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nothing, <span class="itali">he deceiveth</span> himself.<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nothing being <span class="itali">he deceives</span> himself<p><b><a href="/greek/5422.htm">Strong's Greek 5422</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5422.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/phrenapata_5422.htm">φρεναπατᾷ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5421.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5421"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5421" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5423.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5423"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5423" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>