Original Word: δολόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: doloó
Phonetic Spelling: (dol-o'-o)
Short Definition: I adulterate, corrupt
Definition: I adulterate, corrupt, ensnare.

Cognate: 1389 dolóō (from 1388 /dólos, "bait") – properly, to lure (or snare) by using bait – holding out the worm and concealing the hook!; to handle deceitfully; "primarily, to ensnare; then to corrupt – used of adulterating gold, wine, etc." (WS, 818). See 1388 (dolos).

STRONGS NT 1389: δολόω

δολόω, δόλῳ; (δόλος;

1. to ensnare: Hesiod, Herodotus and succeeding writers.

2. to corrupt, (βδελλιον and λίβανον, Dioscor. 1, 80. 81); τόν οἶνον, Lucian, Hermot. 59) τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, divine truth by mingling with it wrong notions, 2 Corinthians 4:2. (Cf. Trench, § 62, and see καπηλεύω.)

handle deceitfully.

From dolos; to ensnare, i.e. (figuratively) adulterate -- handle deceitfully.

see GREEK dolos

δολουντες δολούντες δολοῦντες εδόλωσεν dolountes doloûntesInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts