ΠΑΡΑΛΟΓΙΖΩ, παραλογιζω
PARALOGIZŌ, paralogizō
Sounds Like: pah-rah-loh-GHEE-zoh
Translations: to deceive, to delude, to mislead, to cheat, to reason falsely
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΛΟΓΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to deceive, delude, or mislead someone, often by false reasoning or specious arguments. It implies a process of tricking someone into believing something untrue or acting against their best interest through clever but fallacious logic. It can also mean to cheat or defraud. It is a compound word formed from the preposition παρά (para, meaning 'beside, by, beyond') and the verb λογίζομαι (logizomai, meaning 'to reckon, to consider, to reason').
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3884 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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- ΠΑΡΑΛΟΓΙΖΕΤΑΙ — deceives, misleads, deludes, cheats, defrauds
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