3884. paralogizomai
Strong's Lexicon
paralogizomai: To deceive, to delude, to mislead by false reasoning

Original Word: παραλογίζομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: paralogizomai
Pronunciation: pah-rah-loh-GHEE-zoh-my
Phonetic Spelling: (par-al-og-id'-zom-ahee)
Definition: To deceive, to delude, to mislead by false reasoning
Meaning: I deceive, beguile, reason falsely, mislead.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek preposition "παρά" (para, meaning "beside" or "beyond") and the verb "λογίζομαι" (logizomai, meaning "to reckon" or "to reason").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for παραλογίζομαι, the concept of deception and misleading can be found in Hebrew words such as תָּעָה (ta'ah, Strong's H8582), meaning "to err" or "to go astray."

Usage: The verb παραλογίζομαι is used in the New Testament to describe the act of deceiving or misleading someone through false reasoning or incorrect logic. It implies a distortion of truth, often leading others astray by presenting arguments or ideas that appear plausible but are ultimately false.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, rhetoric and philosophy were highly valued, and the ability to reason and argue effectively was considered a mark of education and intelligence. However, this also meant that sophistry—using fallacious arguments to deceive—was a common practice. The New Testament writers, aware of these cultural dynamics, warned against being led astray by such deceptive reasoning, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the truth of the Gospel.

HELPS Word-studies

3884 paralogízomai (from 3844 /pará, "contrary when compared side-by-side" and 3049 /logízomai, "to reason") – properly, to reason contrary to truth, in a misleading (erroneous) way.

3884 /paralogízomai ("deceive close-beside") operates by distorted reasoning – using what seems "plausible" but later lets the person down ("disappoints").

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from para and logizomai
Definition
to miscalculate, to reason falsely
NASB Translation
delude (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3884: παραλογίζομαι

παραλογίζομαι; (see παρά, IV. 2);

a. to reckon wrong, miscount: Demosthenes, p. 822, 25; 1037, 15.

b. to cheat by false reckoning (Aeschines, Aristotle); to deceive by false reasoning (joined to ἐξαπαταν, Epictetus diss. 2, 20, 7); hence,

c. universally, to deceive, delude, circumvent: τινα, Colossians 2:4; James 1:22 (the Sept. several times for רִמָּה).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
beguile, deceive.

From para and logizomai; to misreckon, i.e. Delude -- beguile, deceive.

see GREEK para

see GREEK logizomai

Forms and Transliterations
παραλογιζηται παραλογίζηται παραλογιζομενοι παραλογιζόμενοι παράλυσιν παρελογίσαντό παρελογίσασθέ παρελογίσατο παρελογίσατό παρελογίσω paralogizetai paralogizētai paralogízetai paralogízētai paralogizomenoi paralogizómenoi
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Englishman's Concordance
Colossians 2:4 V-PSM/P-3S
GRK: μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται ἐν πιθανολογίᾳ
NAS: that no one will delude you with persuasive argument.
KJV: lest any man should beguile you with
INT: no one you might delude by persuasive speech

James 1:22 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: ἀκροαταὶ μόνον παραλογιζόμενοι ἑαυτούς
NAS: hearers who delude themselves.
KJV: only, deceiving your own selves.
INT: hearers only deceiving yourselves

Strong's Greek 3884
2 Occurrences


παραλογίζηται — 1 Occ.
παραλογιζόμενοι — 1 Occ.

















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