פָּתָה

pâthâh · Hebrew · Strong's H6601 · 28 occurrences

The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “deceive”

What it means

to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“deceive”

also renders exapatáō (G1818), planáō (G4105), paralogízomai (G3884), apatáō (G538), phrenapatáō (G5422), hâthal (H2048), nâshâʼ (H5377), ʻâshaq (H6231), râmâh (H7411), shâgâh (H7686), shâlâh (H7952), tâʻâh (H8582)

“enlarge”

also renders platýnō (G4115), megalýnō (G3170), râbâh (H7235)

“persuade”

also renders peíthō (G3982), anapeíthō (G374)

“allure”

also renders deleázō (G1185)

“entice”

also renders deleázō (G1185)

“flatter”

also renders châlaq (H2505)

Where it appears

28 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 26 verses shown.

1 Kings 22:20 · HVpi3ms

Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One said one thing, and another said another.

1 Kings 22:21 · HVpi1cs/Sp1cp

A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’

1 Kings 22:22 · HVpi2ms

Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’ He said, ‘I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ He said, ‘You will entice him, and will also prevail. Go out and do so.’

2 Chronicles 18:19 · HVpi3ms

Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way.

2 Chronicles 18:20 · HVpi1cs/Sp3ms

A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’

2 Chronicles 18:21 · HVpi2ms

“He said, ‘I will go, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go and do so.’

2 Samuel 3:25 HR/Vpc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 11:16 HVqi3msExodus 22:16 HVpi3msEzekiel 14:9 HVPi3msGenesis 9:27 HVhj3msHosea 2:14 HVprmsc/Sp3fsHosea 7:11 HVqrfsaJudges 14:15 HVpv2fsJudges 16:5 HVpv2fsJeremiah 20:7 HC/VNw1csJeremiah 20:10 HVPi3msJob 5:2 HC/VqrmsaJob 31:9 HVNp3msJob 31:27 HC/Vqw3msProverbs 1:10 HVpi3mp/Sp2msProverbs 16:29 HVpi3msProverbs 20:19 HC/R/VqrmsaProverbs 24:28 HC/Ti/Vpp2msProverbs 25:15 HVPi3msPsalm 78:36 HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3ms

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.