Quick Definition
δελεάζω v. I allure, entice by a bait
Strong's Definition
from the base of 1388; to entrap, i.e. (figuratively) delude
KJV Usage: allure, beguile, entice
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | δολόω
88.303 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Sin, Wrongdoing, Guilt
to lead astray, to lure into sin to lure or entice someone to sin (compare δέλεαρ ‘bait,’ not occurring in the NT) δελεάζω may often be translated as ‘to make sinning look attractive’ or ‘to make sin taste good’ or ‘to wave sin in front of a person’s nose.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δελεάζω ; [pres. pass. δελεάζομαι]; (SéAeapabait); 1. prop. to bait, catch by a bait: Xen. mem. 2, 1, 4, et al. 2. as often in prof. auth., metaph. fo beguile by blandishments, allure, entice, deceive: twa, 2 Pet. ii. 14,18; Jas. i. 14, on this pass. οἵ. Philo, quod omn. prob. lib. ἃ 22 πρὸς ἐπιθυμίας ἐλαύνεται ἢ ὑφ᾽ ἡδονῆς δελεάζεται." [Δελματία see Δαλματία.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
δελεάζω deleazō 3x
pr. to entrap, take or catch with a bait; met. allure, entice, Jas. 1:14; 2 Pet. 2:14, 18*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* δελεάζω
(< δέλεαρ, a bait),
to allure by a bait: metaph., to allure, entice: c. acc, II Pe 2:14, 18; pass., Ja 1:14.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
δελεάζω (deleazō) — to entice. δελε-άζω, (δέλεαρ) entice or catch by a bait, τὴν γραῦν δ. λεπαστῇ [Refs 4th c.BC+]:— passive, γαστρὶ δελεάζεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ χρημάτων, ὑπὸ τῆς ἡδονῆς, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. with accusative cognate, νῶτον ὑὸς περὶ ἄγκιστρον δ. put it on the hook as a bait, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but δ. ἄγκιστρον ἰσχάδι bait it with a fig, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]