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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: 4112. πλαστός (plastos) -- fabricated, false</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4112.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/matthew/15-3.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/4112.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> > 4112</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/4111.htm" title="4111">◄</a> 4112. plastos <a href="../greek/4113.htm" title="4113">►</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">plastos: fabricated, false</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πλαστός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>plastos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>plas-tos'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(plas-tos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>fabricated, false<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>formed, molded; fig: feigned, made up, counterfeit.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb πλάσσω (plassō), meaning "to mold" or "to form."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "plastos," the concept of falsehood or deceit can be related to Hebrew words such as שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, Strong's H8267) meaning "falsehood" or "lie."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "plastos" is used to describe something that is artificially formed or contrived, often with the implication of deceit or falsehood. In the New Testament, it is used to denote teachings or words that are not genuine but are crafted to deceive.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of something being "plastos" would have been understood in the context of artisanship and craftsmanship, where materials were molded or shaped into desired forms. This metaphorical use in the New Testament highlights the intentional and deceptive nature of false teachings, contrasting them with the truth of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4112</b> <i>plastós</i> – (from <a href="/greek/4111.htm">4111</a> <i>/plássō</i>, "to <i>mold</i> by using clay, wax, etc.," which is the root of the English term, "plastic") – properly, shaped according to a mold (predesign); (figuratively) "made-up," fabricated, i.e. unrealistic ("forged" from something artificial); contrived.</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/4112.htm">4112</a> <i>/plastós</i> ("plastic, fabricated"), used only in 2 Pet 2:3, refers to "<i>words molded at will</i> to suit their vain imaginations" (M. Vincent). That is, "fabricated <i>words</i> from <a href="/greek/4111.htm">4111</a> (<i>plássō</i>), 'to mould,' as in clay or wax. The idea is, therefore, of words moulded at will to suit their vain imaginations" (<i>WS</i>, 329). These are spun by a "pretender" (i.e. someone <i>not authentic</i>).</p><p class="discovery">[In the papyri, <i>plastos</i> means, "<i>forged</i> " (P Oxy II. 237.viii.14, <smallcaps>ad</smallcaps> 186) – "not having immediately declared that the contract is <i>forged</i> " (<i>MM</i>, 515).]</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/4111.htm">plassó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>formed, molded<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>false (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 4112: πλαστός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πλαστός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πλαστη</span>, <span class="greek2">πλαστον</span> (<span class="greek2">πλάσσω</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> properly, <span class="accented">moulded, formed,</span> as from clay, wax, stone (<span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> tropically, <span class="accented">feigned</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-3.htm">2 Peter 2:3</a> ((<span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 1, 68), <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, others).<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>feigned. <p>From <a href="/greek/4111.htm">plasso</a>; moulded, i.e. (by implication) artificial or (figuratively) fictitious (false) -- feigned. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4111.htm">plasso</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πλαστοις πλαστοίς πλαστοῖς πλατάνου plastois plastoîs<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/2_peter/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ <b>πλαστοῖς</b> λόγοις ὑμᾶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they will exploit <span class="itali">you with false</span> words;<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> covetousness <span class="itali">shall they with feigned</span> words<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> through covetousness <span class="itali">with well-turned</span> words you<p><b><a href="/greek/4112.htm">Strong's Greek 4112</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4112.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/plastois_4112.htm">πλαστοῖς — 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'; 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