Beguile

"to deceive," is rendered "beguiled" in the RV of 1—Timothy 2:14 . See No. 2.

a strengthened form of No. 1, is rendered "beguile," 2—Corinthians 11:3; the more adequate rendering would be "as the serpent thoroughly beguiled Eve." So in 1—Timothy 2:14 , in the best mss., this stronger form is used of Satan's deception of Eve, lit., "thoroughly beguiled;" the simpler verb, No. 1, is used of Adam. In each of these passages the strengthened form is used. So of the influence of sin, Romans 7:11 (RV, "beguile"); of self-deception, 1—Corinthians 3:18 (RV, "deceive"); of evil men, who cause divisions, Romans 16:18 (RV, "beguile"); of deceitful teachers, 2—Thessalonians 2:3 (RV, "beguile"). See DECEIVE. In the Sept., Exodus 8:29 .

lit. and primarily, "to reckon wrong," hence means "to reason falsely" (para, "from, amiss," logizomai, "to reason") or "to deceive by false reasoning;" translated "delude" in Colossians 2:4 , RV (AV, "beguile") and James 1:22 (AV, "deceive"). See DECEIVE , DELUDE.

originally meant "to catch by a bait" (from delear, "a bait"); hence "to beguile, entice by blandishments:" in James 1:14 , "entice;" in 2—Peter 2:14 , AV, "beguile;" in 2—Peter 2:18 , AV, "allure;" RV, "entice" in both. See ENTICE.