Synonyms meaning deceive

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sat Jul 18 08:02:06 EDT 1998


At 3:28 PM +0800 7/18/98, Paul R. Zellmer wrote:
>Let me describe the three words we used for this concept in James 1 so I
>can get your reaction.  We need to know if we are on the right path.
>
>In James 1:16, there is the form of PLANAW, which is sometimes
>translated deceive.  (Cf 1 John 1:8.)  For this word, we used a word
>meaning, "to go out," which includes the concept of leaving an assigned
>path.
>
>In James 1:22, the root form is PARALOGIZOMAI.  Here we used a word
>meaning, "to deceive by talking convincingly."
>
>Finally, in James 1:26, the root form is APATAW.  Here the word we used
>means, "confuse the thinking, normally resulting in a wrong decision."
>
>I know we've finished with this a couple days ago, but if you could
>check us one more time, we would appreciate it.

For my part, Paul, I think these are quite appropriate choices.

Carl W. Conrad
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