ΠΑΡΑΛΟΓΙΖΕΤΑΙ, παραλογιζεται
PARALOGIZETAI, paralogizetai
Sounds Like: pa-ra-lo-GHEE-ze-tai
Translations: deceives, misleads, deludes, cheats, defrauds
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΛΟΓΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to deceive, mislead, or delude someone. It implies using false reasoning or sophistry to trick or cheat. It is often used in the context of being led astray from the truth or from what is right. It is a compound word formed from παρά (para, meaning 'beside, beyond, amiss') and λογίζομαι (logizomai, meaning 'to reckon, consider').
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G3884 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 3:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΛΟΓΙΖΩ.
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- ΠΑΡΑΛΟΓΙΖΩ — to deceive, to delude, to mislead, to cheat, to reason falsely
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