πλάνοςplános
roving (as a tramp), i.e. (by implication) an impostor or misleader;
Greek (New Testament) · G4108
Meanings
1. wandering.
2. leading astray, deceiving: πνεύματα π., 1 Timothy 4:1. As as a noun, ὁ π., a deceiver, impostor: Matthew 27:63, 2 Corinthians 6:8, 2 John 1:7.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 27:63 They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’
- 2 Corinthians 6:8 We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.
- 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.
- 2 John 1:7 I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.