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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πλάνος G4108
Pronunciation plános
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 It deceiver 2× Matthew 27:63, 2 John 1:7
deceitful 1× 1 Timothy 4:1
deceivers 1× 2 John 1:7
imposters 1× 2 Corinthians 6:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:63 πλάνος to deceiver Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Corinthians 6:8 πλάνοι to imposters Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Timothy 4:1 πλάνοις to deceitful Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural 2 John 1:7 πλάνοι to deceivers Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 2 John 1:7 πλάνος to deceiver Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 27:63
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 2 Corinthians 1 1 Timothy 1 2 John 2
Source forms
πλάνοι 2x planoi 2 Corinthians 6:8, 2 John 1:7
πλάνος 2x planos Matthew 27:63, 2 John 1:7
πλάνοις 1x planois 1 Timothy 4:1
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x 2 Corinthians 6:8, 2 John 1:7
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 27:63, 2 John 1:7
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural 1x 1 Timothy 4:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Active deception leading others astray, not merely error but deliberate misleading by false teachers.
Strong's G4108
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Mark 13:3–8 Source Gloss
deceiving
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 27:63 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
πλάνος planov
misleading, a deceiver
Read verse 2 Corinthians 6:8 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
πλάνοι, planoi
misleading, a deceiver
Read verse 1 Timothy 4:1 Adjective Dative Plural Neuter
πλάνοις planoiv
misleading, a deceiver
Read verse 2 John 1:7 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
πλάνοι planoi
misleading, a deceiver
Read verse 2 John 1:7 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
πλάνος planov
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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Nominative (4) Number pattern Plural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:63 · 2 John 1:7 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 2 Cor 6:8 · 2 John 1:7 2×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 4:1 1×
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
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain