Midvash

πλανάωplanáō

to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)

Greek (New Testament) · G4105

Meanings

to cause to wander, lead astray. Pass., to go astray, wander: Matthew 18:12, Matthew 18:13, Hebrews 11:38, 1 Peter 2:25 (cf. Isaiah 53:6). Metaph., to lead astray, deceive: with accusative of person, Matthew 24:4, Matthew 24:5, Matthew 24:11, Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:5, Mark 13:6, John 7:12, 2 Timothy 3:13, 1 John 1:8, 1 John 2:26, 1 John 3:7, Revelation 2:20, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 13:14, Revelation 19:20, Revelation 20:3, Revelation 20:8, Revelation 20:10; passive, to be led astray, to err: Matthew 22:29, Mark 12:24, Mark 12:27, Luke 21:8, John 7:47, 2 Timothy 3:13, Titus 3:3, Hebrews 5:2, 2 Peter 2:15, Revelation 18:23; τ. καρδίᾳ, Hebrews 3:10; ἀπὸ τ. ἀληθείας, James 5:19; μὴ πλανᾶσθε, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Galatians 6:7, James 1:16 (cf. ἀπο-πλανάω).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 39 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 18:12 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
  • Matthew 18:13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away!
  • Matthew 22:29 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.
  • Matthew 24:4 Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you,
  • Matthew 24:5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many.
  • Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.