What does παραλογίζομαι (paralogízomai) mean in the Bible?
παραλογίζομαι (paralogízomai): Deception through false reasoning or miscalculation rather than outright lies or coercion
Greek · G3884
παραλογίζομαι
To deceive
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παραλογίζομαιG3884
Pronunciationparalogízomai
What does παραλογίζομαι (paralogízomai) mean in the Bible?
παραλογίζομαι (paralogízomai): Deception through false reasoning or miscalculation rather than outright lies or coercion
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3884?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Otherwise,] you are deceiving (1), will deceive (1).
Where does παραλογίζομαι (paralogízomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (1), James (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[Otherwise,] you are deceiving1×James 1:22
will deceive1×Colossians 2:4
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Usage map
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First aligned rowColossians 2:4
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Colossians1James1
Source forms
παραλογίζηται1xparalogizētaiColossians 2:4
παραλογιζόμενοι1xparalogizomenoiJames 1:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1xJames 1:22
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xColossians 2:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deception through false reasoning or miscalculation rather than outright lies or coercion
Strong'sG3884
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to deceive
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Colossians 2:4Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Subjunctive
παραλογίζηταιparalogizhtai
I deceive, beguile
Read verseJames 1:22Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
παραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoi
I deceive, beguile
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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms2TensesPresentVoicesMiddle
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Present MiddleCol 2:41×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present MiddleJas 1:221×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
middle2
Mood
subjunctive1participle1
NT Occurrences
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
παραλογίζομαι is built from these roots: