What does δολιόω (dolióō) mean in the Bible?
δολιόω (dolióō) is a Greek word meaning "to be guileful".
Greek · G1387
δολιόω
To be guileful
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δολιόωG1387
Pronunciationdolióō
What does δολιόω (dolióō) mean in the Bible?
δολιόω (dolióō) is a Greek word meaning "to be guileful".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1387?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include practice deceit (1).
Where does δολιόω (dolióō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 3:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (1).
Are there verse guides for δολιόω (dolióō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itpractice deceit1×Romans 3:13
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Usage map
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First aligned rowRomans 3:13
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Romans1
Source forms
ἐδολιοῦσαν1xedoliousanRomans 3:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xRomans 3:13
Key Verse and Form Guides
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. to be guileful
Source Gloss
to be guileful
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(δόλιος), [in LXX: Num.25:18, Psa.105:25 (נָכַל), Psa.5:6 (חָלַק hi.) * ;] to deceive: ἐδολιοῦσαν (-σαν, frequently in κοινή Gk. for imperfect 3rd of person(s) pl.), Rom.3:13 (LXX).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
edoliousan
I act deceitfully, deceive
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesImperfectVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δολιόω is built from this root: