Words the Bible translates as deception
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- sheqerשֶׁקֶרfalsehood: that which has no truth or reality behind it, whether a spoken lie, a betrayal in action, or a hope that comes to nothing
- planēπλάνηstraying from the truth: the wrong road a person ends up on, and the misleading that puts them there
- apatēἀπάτηdeceit: the deliberate trick or false appeal by which someone is misled into believing or wanting what is not real
- mahatallahמַהֲתַלּוֹתdeceptionnot studied yet
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