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• ܚܳܛܶܐ
• ܛܥܳܐ
• ἀποπλανάω
• ἀστοχέω
• πλανάω
• חָטָא חֶטְאָה, , חָטָא
• מָעַל
• בְּשַׁגַּם , שָׁגַג
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in the Active Voice, signifies "to cause to wander, lead astray, deceive" (plane, "a wandering;" cp. Eng., "planet"); in the Passive Voice, "to be led astray, to err." It is translated "err," in Matthew 22:29; Mark 12:24,27; Hebrews 3:10; James 1:16 (AV, "do not err," RV, "be not deceived"); 5:19. See DECEIVE , SEDUCE , WANDER , WAY , Note (5).

"to cause to wander away from, to lead astray from" (apo, "from," and No. 1), is used metaphorically of leading into error, Mark 13:22 , AV, "seduce," RV, "lead astray;" 1 Timothy 6:10 , in the Passive Voice, AV, "have erred," RV, "have been led astray." See SEDUCE.

"to miss the mark, fail" (a, negative, stochos, "a mark"), is used only in the Pastoral Epistles, 1 Timothy 1:6 , "having swerved;" 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 2:18 , "have erred." See SWERVE.