Colossians 2:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and this I say, that no one may beguile you in enticing words,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τοῦτο δὲ λέγω, ἵνα μή τις ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται ἐν πιθανολογίᾳ.

Transliteration

And this legō, so that no one you paralogizētai in pithanologia.

Grammar Details

• *legō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/speak/tell
• *paralogizētai*: present middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might deceive/delude/mislead
• *pithanologia*: dative, feminine, singular - persuasive speech/plausible argument

Word Meanings

• *legō*: say/speak/declare
• *paralogizētai*: deceive/delude/mislead by false reasoning
• *pithanologia*: persuasive speech/plausible argument/enticing words

Referenced Verses

• Eph 5:6 : 6 Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,
• Rom 16:18-19 : 18 for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless, 19 for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;
• 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power --
• 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that `is' in the Christ;
• 2 Cor 11:11-13 : 11 wherefore? because I do not love you? God hath known! 12 and what I do, I also will do, that I may cut off the occasion of those wishing an occasion, that in that which they boast they may be found according as we also; 13 for those such `are' false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,
• Gal 2:4 : 4 and `that' because of the false brethren brought in unawares, who did come in privily to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, that us they might bring under bondage,
• Eph 4:14 : 14 that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,
• Matt 24:4 : 4 And Jesus answering said to them, `Take heed that no one may lead you astray,
• Matt 24:24 : 24 for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.
• Mark 13:22 : 22 for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;
• Acts 20:30 : 30 and of your own selves there shall arise men, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
• Col 2:8 : 8 See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,
• Col 2:18 : 18 let no one beguile you of your prize, delighting in humble-mindedness and `in' worship of the messengers, intruding into the things he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
• 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 `him,' whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders, 10 and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved, 11 and because of this shall God send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie,
• 1 Tim 4:1-2 : 1 And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons, 2 in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,
• 2 Tim 2:16 : 16 and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,
• 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.
• Titus 1:10-11 : 10 for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision -- 11 whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.
• 1 Pet 2:1-3 : 1 Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, 2 as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow, 3 if so be ye did taste that the Lord `is' gracious,
• 1 John 2:18 : 18 Little youths, it is the last hour; and even as ye heard that the antichrist doth come, even now antichrists have become many -- whence we know that it is the last hour;
• 1 John 2:26 : 26 These things I did write to you concerning those leading you astray;
• 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;
• 2 John 1:7 : 7 because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.
• Rev 12:9 : 9 and the great dragon was cast forth -- the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world -- he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.
• Rev 13:8 : 8 And bow before it shall all who are dwelling upon the land, whose names have not been written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world;
• Rev 20:3 : 3 and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.
• Rev 20:8 : 8 and he shall go forth to lead the nations astray, that are in the four corners of the earth -- Gog and Magog -- to gather them together to war, of whom the number `is' as the sand of the sea;