Bible Dictionary: Entice

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(v. t.) To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen.

Greek

1185. deleazo -- to lure
... to lure. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: deleazo Phonetic Spelling:
(del-eh-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I allure, entice by a bait Definition: I allure ...
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1828. exelko -- to draw out or away
... to draw out or away. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: exelko Phonetic Spelling:
(ex-el'-ko) Short Definition: I entice Definition: (lit: I draw out of the ...
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4624. skandalizo -- to put a snare (in the way), hence to cause to ...
... to cause to stumble. From skandalon; to entrap, ie Trip up (figuratively, stumble
(transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure) -- (make to) offend. ...
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3985. peirazo -- to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt
... tempt, examine, try. From peira; to test (objectively), ie Endeavor, scrutinize,
entice, discipline -- assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5496. suth -- to incite, allure, instigate
... root Definition to incite, allure, instigate NASB Word Usage diverted (1), entice
(2), enticed (1), incited (3), inciting (1), induced (1), mislead (2 ...
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6601. pathah -- to be spacious, wide or open
... allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly one A primitive
root; to open, ie Be (causatively, make) roomy; usually ...
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6601b. pathah -- to be simple
... 6601a, 6601b. pathah. 6602 . to be simple. Transliteration: pathah Short
Definition: entice. Word Origin denominative verb from ...
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Library

Allow Me to Fall a Prey to the Wild Beasts.
... Rather entice the wild beasts, that they may become my tomb, and may leave nothing
of my body; so that when I have fallen asleep [in death], I may be no ...
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I Desire to Die.
... justified." [852] May I enjoy the wild beasts that are prepared for me; and I pray
they may be found eager to rush upon me, which also I will entice to devour ...
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Commandments to Men.
... 2553] and treat her honourably and obligingly, endeavouring to be agreeable to her;
(III.) not adorning thyself in such a manner as may entice another woman to ...
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Scriptures Showing the Sin and Danger of Joining with Wicked and ...
... Consider how many testimonies the wise king, in his Proverbs, gives against it.
Chap. i. from ver.10, to 19. "My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. ...
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Whether Certain Blessings are Necessary in Order to Excuse ...
... Hence, in order to entice a man to take food which supplies a defect of the individual,
it is enough that he feel this defect; but in order to entice him to ...
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How John Tyrannized Over the Rest; and what Mischiefs the Zealots ...
... Now some submitted to him out of their fear of him, and others out of their
good-will to him; for he was a shrewd man to entice men to him, both by deluding ...
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Confession of Sin --A Sermon with Seven Texts
... Said he to the king, " You cannot overthrow these people in battle, for God is with
them; try and entice them from their God." And ye know how with wanton ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/confession of sina sermon with.htm

The New Testament view of the Old Testament
... And Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?
And one said on this manner; and another said on that manner. ...
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Letter xiv. To Anastasius, Bishop of Thessalonica.
... limits of his present post. X. Bishops are not to entice or receive the
clergy of another diocese. A cleric from another diocese ...
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The Introduction, and Exhortation to Demetrianus.
... He employs all these things which are able to entice as snares, and with such subtilty
that they escape the notice of the eyes of the mind, so that they cannot ...
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Thesaurus

Entice (15 Occurrences)
... Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens
enticed them to listen. Multi-Version Concordance Entice (15 Occurrences). ...
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Allure (1 Occurrence)
... draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent;
to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract. ...
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Prevail (50 Occurrences)
... Judges 16:5 The lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, "Entice
him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may ...
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Enticing (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Entice. 2. (a.) That entices; alluring. ... And He said: Thou
shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also; go forth, and do so. (See NIV). ...
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Lasciviousness (9 Occurrences)
... the King James Version "filthy conversation"); and (2 Peter 2:18) of "lasciviousness"
(the King James Version "wantonness"), as a means "to entice in the lusts ...
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Lure (2 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything
that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. ...
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Train (17 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To draw along; to trail; to drag. 2. (vt) To draw by persuasion, artifice,
or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure. ...
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Enticed (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Entice. Multi-Version Concordance
Enticed (11 Occurrences). James 1:14 But each one is tempted ...
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Seduce (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To entice to evil; to lead astray; specifically,
to induce to surrender chastity; to debauch by means of solicitation. Int. ...
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Suggested (6 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 22:20 Yahweh said,'Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at
Ramoth Gilead?' One said one thing; and another said another. (See NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Entice (15 Occurrences)

2 Peter 2:14 having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,
(See RSV)

2 Peter 2:18 For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
(WEB ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
(See NIV)

Exodus 22:16 "If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Deuteronomy 13:6 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, who is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods," which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
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Judges 14:15 It happened on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Is it not so?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Judges 16:5 The lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, "Entice him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Kings 22:20 Yahweh said,'Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?' One said one thing; and another said another.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 22:21 A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said,'I will entice him.'
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1 Kings 22:22 Yahweh said to him,'How?' He said,'I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' He said,'You will entice him, and will also prevail. Go out and do so.'
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2 Chronicles 18:19 Yahweh said,'Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?' One spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 18:20 There came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said,'I will entice him.' Yahweh said to him,'How?'
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2 Chronicles 18:21 He said,'I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' He said,'You shall entice him, and shall prevail also: go forth, and do so.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Job 36:18 Don't let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Entice

Related Terms

Allure (1 Occurrence)

Prevail (50 Occurrences)

Enticing (6 Occurrences)

Lasciviousness (9 Occurrences)

Lure (2 Occurrences)

Train (17 Occurrences)

Enticed (11 Occurrences)