Lexicon
ἀποστερέω
apostereō
G0650
G:V Greek

to defraud

5
Occurrences
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Books
Greek
Language

apostereo describes wrongfully depriving or defrauding another, including among fellow believers and in a commandment.

The occurrences consistently concern depriving or defrauding another: it appears in a commandment, in wrongdoing against fellow believers, in a mutual marital prohibition, and in describing people deprived of truth.

Senses in use

  1. Wrongfully depriving another · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 6:7 the present passive form occurs in the question whether it would be better to be harmed or defrauded, while 1 Corinthians 6:8 uses the present active form for wrongdoing against brothers. The same active form prohibits such conduct between spouses in 1 Corinthians 7:5, and Mark 10:19 places the aorist active form among prohibitions. In 1 Timothy 6:5, the perfect passive participle describes people as deprived of the truth.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the relevant clauses with “defrauded,” “defraud,” and “deprived of the truth.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent in every instance.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture