πλανᾷ

planáō

deceives

To cause to wander, lead astray, or mislead; literally, to cause someone or something to move from a path or place; metaphorically, to cause to deviate from truth, correctness, or moral uprightness. The word is most frequently used in an active sense for misleading or deceiving someone (to lead astray), but also appears in passive and middle forms meaning to go astray, be misled, or stray from a correct course.

G4105

John 7:12 · Word #21

Lexicon G4105

Lemmaπλανάω
Transliterationplanáō
Strong'sG4105
DefinitionTo cause to wander, lead astray, or mislead; literally, to cause someone or something to move from a path or place; metaphorically, to cause to deviate from truth, correctness, or moral uprightness. The word is most frequently used in an active sense for misleading or deceiving someone (to lead astray), but also appears in passive and middle forms meaning to go astray, be misled, or stray from a correct course.

Morphology V PRS ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasedeceives
Literaldeceives-leads-astray

Lexical Info

Lemmaπλανάω
Strong'sG4105

SIBI-P1 Translation G4105-05

he/she/it leads astray

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing/action in progress), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe present active indicative, third person singular, denotes an ongoing or characteristic action performed by the subject. "Leads astray" preserves the active causative force of the root πλαν-, expressing causing another to wander or deviate.

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