- Original: ἀπάτη - Transliteration: Apate - Phonetic: ap-at'-ay - Definition: 1. deceit, deceitfulness - Origin: from G538 - TDNT entry: 07:25,7 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G538 ; delusion: - deceit (-ful -fulness) deceivableness (-ving). Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • deceit, 1 Colossians 2:8 • deceitful, 1 Eph 4:22 • deceitfulness, 1 Hebrews 3:13 • deceivableness, 1 2 Thessalonians 2:10 • deceivings, 1 2 Peter 2:13