What does πλάνος (plános) mean in the Bible?
πλάνος (plános): Active deception leading others astray, not merely error but deliberate misleading by false teachers.
Greek · G4108
πλάνος
Deceiving
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πλάνοςG4108
Pronunciationplános
What does πλάνος (plános) mean in the Bible?
πλάνος (plános): Active deception leading others astray, not merely error but deliberate misleading by false teachers.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4108?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include deceiver (2), deceitful (1), deceivers (1), imposters (1).
Where does πλάνος (plános) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:63. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 John (2), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Matthew (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 Itdeceiver2×Matthew 27:63, 2 John 1:7
deceitful1×1 Timothy 4:1
deceivers1×2 John 1:7
imposters1×2 Corinthians 6:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:63πλάνοςtodeceiverAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular2 Corinthians 6:8πλάνοιtoimpostersAdjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1 Timothy 4:1πλάνοιςtodeceitfulAdjective - Dative Neuter Plural2 John 1:7πλάνοιtodeceiversAdjective - Nominative Masculine Plural2 John 1:7πλάνοςtodeceiverAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 27:63
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Matthew12 Corinthians11 Timothy12 John2
Source forms
πλάνοι2xplanoi2 Corinthians 6:8, 2 John 1:7
πλάνος2xplanosMatthew 27:63, 2 John 1:7
πλάνοις1xplanois1 Timothy 4:1
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural2x2 Corinthians 6:8, 2 John 1:7
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 27:63, 2 John 1:7
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural1x1 Timothy 4:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Active deception leading others astray, not merely error but deliberate misleading by false teachers.
Strong'sG4108
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMark 13:3–8Source Gloss
deceiving
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:63Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
πλάνοςplanov
misleading, a deceiver
Read verse2 Corinthians 6:8Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
πλάνοι,planoi
misleading, a deceiver
Read verse1 Timothy 4:1Adjective Dative Plural Neuter
πλάνοιςplanoiv
misleading, a deceiver
Read verse2 John 1:7Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
πλάνοιplanoi
misleading, a deceiver
Read verse2 John 1:7Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
πλάνοςplanov
misleading, a deceiver
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms5Case patternNominative (4)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 27:63 · 2 John 1:72×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine2 Cor 6:8 · 2 John 1:72×
Dative · Plural · Neuter1 Tim 4:11×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
deceive
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
πλάνος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Highlights spiritual danger in turbulent times.Mark 13:3–8
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