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It is used to describe actions or intentions that are dishonest, misleading, or treacherous. The term underscores a lack of integrity and sincerity, often in the context of relationships or communication.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, deceit was a common aspect of social and political life, often used to gain advantage or manipulate situations. However, within the Jewish and early Christian ethical framework, deceit was condemned as contrary to the nature of God, who is truth. The early Christian community was called to live in truth and sincerity, reflecting the character of Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1388</b> <i>dólos</i> – properly, bait; (figuratively) deceit (trickery) using <i>bait</i> to <i>alure</i> ("hook") people, especially those <i>already festering</i> in <i>excessive</i>,<i> emotional pain</i> (brought on by themselves).</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/1388.htm">1388</a> <i>/dólos</i> ("deceit motivated by <i>guile</i>") uses <i>decoys</i> to snare (deceive) people which implies <i>treachery</i> to exploit the naive (undiscerning) – <i>baiting</i> them through (with) their <i>own greed</i>.</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/1388.htm">1388</a> (<i>dólos</i>) is the root of: <a href="/greek/1386.htm">1386</a> (<i>dólios</i>), <a href="/greek/1387.htm">1387</a> (<i>dolióō</i>) and <a href="/greek/1389.htm">1389</a> (<i>dolóō</i>).]</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 the root del-<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a bait, fig. craft, deceit<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>deceit (9), stealth (2).<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 1388: δόλος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δόλος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">δόλου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (from <span class="greek2">δέλω</span>, to catch with a bait ((?); Latin<span class="latin">dolus</span>, cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 271); see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">δελεάζω</span></span> above); properly, <span class="accented">bait,</span> <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Odyssey 12, 252; a lure, snare; hence, <span class="accented">craft, deceit, guile</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-4.htm">Matthew 26:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-1.htm">Mark 14:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-22.htm">Mark 7:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/1-47.htm">John 1:47</a> (48); <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-10.htm">Acts 13:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-16.htm">2 Corinthians 12:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:3</a> (<span class="greek2">οὐκ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐστι</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">δόλῳ</span>, there is no deceit under it); <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm">1 Peter 2</a>:(1), 22, and <a href="/interlinear/revelation/14-5.htm">Revelation 14:5</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span>, after <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a>; <span class="greek2">λαλεῖν</span> <span class="greek2">δόλον</span> to speak deceitfully (<a href="/interlinear/psalms/33-14.htm">Psalm 33:14</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 34:14>)), <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10</a>.<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>craft, deceit, guile, subtilty. <p>From an obsolete primary verb, dello (probably meaning to decoy; compare <a href="/greek/1185.htm">deleazo</a>); a trick (bait), i.e. (figuratively) wile -- craft, deceit, guile, subtilty. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1185.htm">deleazo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>δολον δόλον δολος δόλος δολου δόλου δόλους δολω δόλω δόλῳ dolo dolō dóloi dólōi dolon dólon dolos dólos dolou dólou<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/matthew/26-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸν Ἰησοῦν <b>δόλῳ</b> κρατήσωσιν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jesus <span class="itali">by stealth</span> and kill<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jesus <span class="itali">by subtilty,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jesus <span class="itali">by trickery</span> they might seize and<p><b><a href="/text/mark/7-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πλεονεξίαι πονηρίαι <b>δόλος</b> ἀσέλγεια ὀφθαλμὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [and] wickedness, <span class="itali">[as well] [as] deceit,</span> sensuality,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wickedness, <span class="itali">deceit,</span> lasciviousness,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> covetous desires wickednesses <span class="itali">deceit</span> sensuality envy<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸν ἐν <b>δόλῳ</b> κρατήσαντες ἀποκτείνωσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to seize <span class="itali">Him by stealth</span> and kill<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him by <span class="itali">craft,</span> and put [him] to death.<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him by <span class="itali">stealth</span> having taken they might kill [him]<p><b><a href="/text/john/1-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 1:47</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν ᾧ <b>δόλος</b> οὐκ ἔστιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there is no <span class="itali">deceit!</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is no <span class="itali">guile!</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/1-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in whom <span class="itali">deceit</span> not is<p><b><a href="/text/acts/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 13:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πλήρης παντὸς <b>δόλου</b> καὶ πάσης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of all <span class="itali">deceit</span> and fraud,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> full of all <span class="itali">subtilty</span> and all<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> full of all <span class="itali">deceit</span> and all<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φόνου ἔριδος <b>δόλου</b> κακοηθείας ψιθυριστάς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> strife, <span class="itali">deceit,</span> malice;<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> debate, <span class="itali">deceit,</span> malignity;<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> murder strife <span class="itali">deceit</span> malice gossips<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/12-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 12:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑπάρχων πανοῦργος <b>δόλῳ</b> ὑμᾶς ἔλαβον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fellow that I am, I took <span class="itali">you in by deceit.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I caught you <span class="itali">with guile.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> being crafty <span class="itali">with trickery</span> you I caught<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 2:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐδὲ ἐν <b>δόλῳ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or by way <span class="itali">of deceit;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nor in <span class="itali">guile:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor in <span class="itali">trickery</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ πάντα <b>δόλον</b> καὶ ὑποκρίσεις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and all <span class="itali">deceit</span> and hypocrisy<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and all <span class="itali">guile,</span> and hypocrisies,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and all <span class="itali">trickery</span> and hypocrisies<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐδὲ εὑρέθη <b>δόλος</b> ἐν τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> NOR <span class="itali">WAS ANY DECEIT</span> FOUND<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sin, neither <span class="itali">was guile</span> found in<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> neither was found <span class="itali">trickery</span> in the<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 3:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ λαλῆσαι <b>δόλον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING <span class="itali">DECEIT.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that they speak no <span class="itali">guile:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not to speak <span class="itali">deceit</span><p><b><a href="/greek/1388.htm">Strong's Greek 1388</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1388.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/dolo__1388.htm">δόλῳ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dolon_1388.htm">δόλον — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dolos_1388.htm">δόλος — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dolou_1388.htm">δόλου — 2 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/1387.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1387"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1387" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1389.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1389"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1389" /></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>