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πλάνη

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πλάνη, -ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
planē
Simplified transliteration: 
plane
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4106
GK Number: 
4415
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
10
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
error, delusion, deception
Definition: 
a wandering; deceit, deception, delusion, imposture, fraud, Mt. 27:64; 1 Thess. 2:3; seduction, deceiving, Eph. 4:14; 2 Thess. 2:11; 1 Jn. 4:6; error, false opinion, 2 Pet. 3:17; wandering from the path of truth and virtue, perverseness, wickedness, sin, Rom. 1:27; Jas. 5:20; 2 Pet. 2:18; Jude 11*

Greek-English Concordance for πλάνη

Matthew 27:64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deceit (planē | πλάνη | nom sg fem) will be greater than the first.”
Romans 1:27 and likewise the men also abandoned the natural sexual relation with women and burned in their passion for one another — men with men committing shameless acts and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error (planēs | πλάνης | gen sg fem).
Ephesians 4:14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful (planēs | πλάνης | gen sg fem) scheming;
1 Thessalonians 2:3 For our appeal was not based on deceit (planēs | πλάνης | gen sg fem), nor did it rise from impure motives or by way of trickery,
2 Thessalonians 2:11 For this reason God will send them an active delusion (planēs | πλάνης | gen sg fem) leading them to believe the lie,
James 5:20 he should know that the one who brings a sinner back from the error (planēs | πλάνης | gen sg fem) of his way will save that person’s soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
2 Peter 2:18 For by speaking pompous words of vanity, they entice, by lusts of the flesh and debauchery, those who are just escaping from those who are living in error (planē | πλάνῃ | dat sg fem).
2 Peter 3:17 You therefore, dear friends, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard that you are not led astray by the error (planē | πλάνῃ | dat sg fem) of these lawless people and fall from your stable position.
1 John 4:6 We are from God. The person who knows God listens to us, but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error (planēs | πλάνης | gen sg fem).
Jude 1:11 Woe to them! For they take the way of Cain, and abandon themselves to the error (planē | πλάνῃ | dat sg fem) of Balaam for the sake of gain, and perish in the rebellion of Korah.