Paralogízomai — G3884

Definition

verb

to misreckon, i.e. delude

1. to reckon wrong, miscount
2. to cheat by false reckoning (Aeschines, Aristotle)
3. universally, to deceive, delude, circumvent

Usually translated as

beguile, deceive

Origin

from G3844 and G3049

• pará (G3844)
• logízomai (G3049)

Occurrences

Paralogízomai occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Colossians (1), James (1)

• Colossians 2:4 — And this I say, lest any man should beguile (παραλογίζηται) you with enticing words.
• James 1:22 — But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving (παραλογιζόμενοι) your own selves.