"pr. to deceive thoroughly; to deceive, delude, Rom. 7:11; 16:18; 1 2 Cor. 3:18; 11:3; 2 Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 2:14*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to deceive thoroughly; to deceive, delude, Rom. 7:11; 16:18; 1 2 Cor. 3:18; 11:3; 2 Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 2:14*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐξαπατάω
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of exapatao (G1818) across the King James Bible.
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
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Common questions
Strong's G1818 (exapatao) is a Greek word that means: pr. to deceive thoroughly; to deceive, delude, Rom. 7:11; 16:18; 1 2 Cor. 3:18; 11:3; 2 Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 2:14* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word exapatao (G1818) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1818 is exapatao, a Greek word defined as: pr. to deceive thoroughly; to deceive, delude, Rom. 7:11; 16:18; 1 2 Cor. 3:18; 11:3; 2 Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 2:14*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
exapatao is a Greek word found in the New Testament.