# deceive, deceives, deceived, deceiving, deceit, deceiver, deceivers, deceitful, deceitfully, deceitfulness, deception, deceptive, illusions, error, delusion, falsely, lies ## Definition: The term "deceive" means to cause someone to believe something that is not true. The act of deceiving someone is called "deceit." * Another term "deception" also refers to the act of causing someone to believe something that is not true. * Someone who causes others to believe something false is a "deceiver." For example, Satan is called a "deceiver." The evil spirits that he controls are also deceivers. * A person, action, or message that is not truthful can be described as "deceptive." * The terms "deceit" and "deception" have the same meaning, but there are some small differences in how they are used. * The descriptive terms "deceitful" and "deceptive" have the same meaning and are used in the same contexts. ## Translation Suggestions: * Other ways to translate "deceive" could include "lie to" or "cause to have a false belief" or "cause someone to think something that is not true." * The term "deceived" could also be translated as "caused to think something false" or "lied to" or "tricked" or "fooled" or "misled." * "Deceiver" could be translated as "liar" or "one who misleads" or "someone who deceives." * Depending on the context, the terms "deception" or "deceit" could be translated with a word or phrase that means "falsehood" or "lying" or "trickery" or "dishonesty." * The terms "deceptive" or "deceitful" could be translated as "untruthful" or "misleading" or "lying" to describe a person who speaks or acts in a way that causes other people to believe things that are not true. (See also: [true](../kt/true.md)) ## Bible References: * [1 John 01:08](rc://en/tn/help/1jn/01/08) * [1 Timothy 02:14](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/02/14) * [2 Thessalonians 02:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/2th/02/03) * [Genesis 03:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/gen/03/12) * [Genesis 31:26-28](rc://en/tn/help/gen/31/26) * [Leviticus 19:11-12](rc://en/tn/help/lev/19/11) * [Matthew 27:64](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/64) * [Micah 06:11](rc://en/tn/help/mic/06/11) {{tag>publish review} ## Word Data: * Strong's: H898, H2048, H2505, H3577, H3584, H3868, H4123, H4820, H4860, H5230, H5377, H5558, H6121, H6231, H6601, H7411, H7423, H7683, H7686, H7952, H8267, H8496, H8582, H8591, H8649, G538, G539, G1386, G1387, G1388, G1818, G3884, G4105, G4106, G4108, G5422, G5423