ἐδολιοῦσαν
dolióō
To act with craftiness or deceit, to employ cunning or deceptive methods. In Koine usage, δολιόω primarily indicates the act of deceiving or misleading, especially through subtle or underhanded means, and can refer to both general dishonesty and specific acts of guile.
Romans 3:13 · Word #9
Lexicon G1387
| Lemma | δολιόω |
| Transliteration | dolióō |
| Strong's | G1387 |
| Definition | To act with craftiness or deceit, to employ cunning or deceptive methods. In Koine usage, δολιόω primarily indicates the act of deceiving or misleading, especially through subtle or underhanded means, and can refer to both general dishonesty and specific acts of guile. |
Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past 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 | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δολιόω |
| Strong's | G1387 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1387-01
they were acting deceitfully
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect active indicative, third person plural, conveys continuous past action, hence "they were acting." "Deceitfully" preserves the root sense of employing craftiness or guile derived from δόλος (deceit, bait, trap). |
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