What does ἀποπλανάω (apoplanáō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποπλανάω (apoplanáō): Leading into doctrinal error or spiritual deception through influence rather than mere wandering
Greek · G635
ἀποπλανάω
To lead astray (figuratively); passively, to stray (from truth)
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ἀποπλανάω G635
Pronunciation apoplanáō
What does ἀποπλανάω (apoplanáō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποπλανάω (apoplanáō): Leading into doctrinal error or spiritual deception through influence rather than mere wandering
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G635?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have wandered (1), to deceive (1).
Where does ἀποπλανάω (apoplanáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 13:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Mark (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 have wandered 1× 1 Timothy 6:10
to deceive 1× Mark 13:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 13:22
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Mark 1 1 Timothy 1
Source forms
ἀπεπλανήθησαν 1x apeplanēthēsan 1 Timothy 6:10
ἀποπλανᾶν 1x apoplanan Mark 13:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Timothy 6:10
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Mark 13:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Leading into doctrinal error or spiritual deception through influence rather than mere wandering
Strong's G635
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to lead astray (figuratively); passively, to stray (from truth)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 13:22 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀποπλανᾷν, apoplanan
I cause to wander astray, have wandered away
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:10 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀπεπλανήθησαν apeplanhqhsan
I cause to wander astray, have wandered away
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Mark 13:22 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Passive 1 Tim 6:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
passive 1 active 1
Mood
indicative 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
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Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
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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