sḗ-dūs ́, sḗ-dūs ́er (Hiphil of טעה, ṭā‛āh, or תּעה, tā‛āh, “to err”; of פּתה, pāthāh, “to be simple”; πλανάω, planáō, ἀποπλανάω, apoplanáō, “to lead astray”): (1) The word “seduce” is only used in the Bible in its general meaning of “to lead astray,” “to cause to err,” as from the paths of truth, duty or religion. It occurs in the King James Version and the Revised Version Ezekiel 13:10; 2 Kings 21:9; 1 Timothy 4:1; Revelation 2:20; in the King James Version only, Proverbs 12:26 (the Revised Version “causeth to err”); Isaiah 19:13 (the Revised Version “caused to go astray”); Mark 13:22; 1 John 2:26 (the Revised Version “lead astray”). The noun “seducer” (2 Timothy 3:13 the King James Version, γόης, góēs) is correctly changed in the Revised Version into “impostor.” (2) It is not found in its specific sense of “to entice a female to surrender her chastity.” Yet the crime itself is referred to and condemned.
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Seduce, Seducer, Seduced, Seduction
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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