Quick Definition
ἀποπλανάω v. I cause to wander astray, have wandered away
Strong's Definition
from 575 and 4105; to lead astray (figuratively); passively, to stray (from truth)
KJV Usage: err, seduce
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | πλανάω
31.11 · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Hold a Wrong View, Be Mistaken
to deceive, to mislead, to cause to have completely wrong views to cause someone to definitely go astray in one’s beliefs or views
31.67 · (ἀποπλανάομαι) · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Change an Opinion Concerning Truth
to stray from the truth, to wander from the truth, to go astray from to no longer believe what is true, but to start believing what is false Though in some languages one can preserve the figurative meaning of ‘to wander’ or ‘to go astray’ in connection with truth, it is not possible to do so in many languages, and therefore it may be necessary to spell out in some detail precisely what is involved, for example, ‘to stop believing what is true and to start believing what is false.’
1 The meanings of πλανάω and πλάνη[a] (31.8), πλάνος (31.9), πλάνη[b] (31.10), and ἀποπλανάω (31.11) focus primarily upon the misleading or deceptive views which people are caused to have, but these same terms may refer to more than mere mistaken ideas or opinions. They may involve deception of a behavioral nature, and therefore these same meanings could be in Domain 88 Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior, Subdomain U Mislead, Lead Astray, Deceive. 2 It is possible that ἀποπλανάομαι differs slightly from πλανάομαι[b] in emphasizing the departure from truth.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπο-πλανάω, -ὥ; 1 aor. pass. ἀπεπλανήθην; to cause to go astray, trop. to lead away from the truth to error: τινά, Mk. xiii. 22; pass. to go astray, stray away from: ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως, 1 Tim. vi. 10. ({Hippocr.]; Plat. Ax. p. 369 d.; Polyb. 3, 57, 4; Dion. Hal., Plut., al.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀποπλανάω apoplanaō 2x
to cause to wander; met. to deceive, pervert, seduce, Mk. 13:22; pass. to wander; met. to swerve from, apostatize, 1 Tim. 6:10*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀπο-πλανάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for נדח hi., נטה hi., שׁוּב pi.;]
to cause to go astray; metaph., of leading into error: Mk 13:22; pass., to be led astray: I Ti 6:10.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀποπλανάω (apoplanaō) — to mislead. ἀποπλᾰν-άω, future -ήσω, lead astray, make to digress, λόγον[Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive,wander away from, τῆς ὑποθέσεως[Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, of leaderless wasps, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; wander from the truth, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II. distribute, in passive, ἀποπλανᾶται ἐς πάντα αἷμα καὶ πνεῦμα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. metaphorically, seduce, beguile, τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς[NT]