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Greek

1388. dolos -- a bait, fig. craft, deceit
... From an obsolete primary verb, dello (probably meaning to decoy; compare deleazo);
a trick (bait), ie (figuratively) wile -- craft, deceit, guile, subtilty. ...
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3803. pagis -- a trap, snare
... snare. From pegnumi; a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch); figuratively,
a trick or statagem (temptation) -- snare. see GREEK pegnumi. ...
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3834. panourgia -- cleverness, craftiness
... achieve a selfish goal. "The man who practices ( + ) is ready to do anything,
up to every trick" (P. Hughs, , 123). Word Origin from ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2665. chephes -- a device, plot
... Word Origin from chaphas Definition a device, plot NASB Word Usage plot (1). search.
From chaphas; something covert, ie A trick -- search. see HEBREW chaphas. ...
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2420. chidah -- a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or ...
... From chuwd; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim -- dark saying
(sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle. see HEBREW chuwd. ...
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6122. oqbah -- insidiousness
... subtilty. Feminine of an unused form from aqab meaning a trick; trickery -- subtilty.
see HEBREW aqab. 6121b, 6122. oqbah. 6123 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Trick with the Liver.
... Book IV. Chapter XL."Trick with the Liver. And they exhibit a liver
seemingly bearing an inscription in this manner. With the ...
/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/chapter xl trick with the liver.htm

Clement's Trick.
... Homily V. Chapter III."Clement's Trick. "I knowing this before concerning
Appion, as soon as he asked me the cause of my sickness ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter iii clements trick.htm

How Fruits Grow
... It is one of the ripest fruits of the Christian life, and, like all fruits, must
be grown. There is a very clever trick in India called the mango-trick. ...
/.../the greatest thing in the world and other addresses/how fruits grow.htm

What Nonsense is this Out of which they Fabricate a Charge against ...
... He had given me some papers about church affairs to get copied; and the story describes
a trick practised by the Apollinarians who borrowed one of these, a ...
/.../20 what nonsense is this.htm

Persistency in Wrong Doing.
... Therefore Hanun had not only done an insolent, and utterly blackguard trick,
but he had gone against one of the first laws of nations. ...
/.../xliii persistency in wrong doing.htm

Methodism on the Stage
... Comedy, called,. THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS; To which will be added a Farce, called,.
TRICK UPON TRICK, OR METHODISM DISPLAYED. On Friday ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/methodism on the stage.htm

Cardinal Felix Bonpre Sat Alone in the Largest and Loneliest Room ...
... He saw that he was suspected of playing a trick,"a trick, which if he had admitted,
would have been condoned, but which if he denied, would cause him to be ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xxii cardinal felix bonpre sat.htm

The Plagues of Egypt
... 'The magicians did likewise with their enchantments'"made, we may suppose, water
seem to turn to blood by some juggling trick at which the priests in Egypt ...
/.../kingsley/the gospel of the pentateuch/sermon x the plagues of.htm

The Idol which Shed Tears.
... I rejoiced greatly that I had found out the trick by which the people had been deceived;
and, chuckling, I took up the fruit which I had collected, and went ...
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How Titus Gave Orders to Demolish the Tower of Antonia and Then ...
... This trick of theirs succeeded now for a while, as did the like trick before; for
the rest were hereby deterred from deserting, by fear of the like treatment. ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.

2. (n.) A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.

3. (a.) Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys.

4. (n.) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.

5. (n.) A knot, braid, or plait of hair.

6. (n.) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.

7. (n.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours.

8. (n.) A toy; a trifle; a plaything.

9. (v. t.) To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.

10. (v. t.) To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up, off, or out.

11. (v. t.) To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.

Thesaurus

Trick (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance;
a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade. ...
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Gull (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick;
to defraud. 2. (n.) A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. ...
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Trickery (5 Occurrences)
... (n.) A trick used to deceive; artifice; stratagem; fraud; imposture. ... Luke
20:23 But he saw through their trick and said to them, (See NAS). ...
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Trump (2 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped
the first trick. 8. (vt) To trick, or impose on; to deceive. ...
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Deceiving (18 Occurrences)
... And he said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so. (See NAS). ...
And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so. ...
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Bite (13 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To cheat; to trick; to take in. 5. (vt) To take hold of; to hold fast; to
adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground. ... (n.) A cheat; a trick; a fraud. ...
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Cheat (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An act of deception or fraud; that which is the
means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture. ...
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Slur (1 Occurrence)
... 4. (vt) To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick. 5. (vt) To pronounce indistinctly;
as, to slur syllables. ... 9. (n.) A trick played upon a person; an imposition. ...
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Sham (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes
and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug. ...
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Deceit (160 Occurrences)
... fraud. 2. (n.) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation,
or underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury ...
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Bible Concordance

Trick (11 Occurrences)

Matthew 22:18 But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?
(BBE)

Matthew 26:4 And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.
(BBE)

Mark 12:13 Then they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and the Herodians, so that they might make use of his words to take him by a trick.
(BBE)

Luke 20:23 But he saw through their trick and said to them,
(BBE NAS)

1 Thessalonians 2:3 For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
(See NIV)

Judges 14:15 So on the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, Get from your husband the answer to his question by some trick or other, or we will have you and your father's house burned with fire; did you get us here to take all we have?
(BBE)

1 Samuel 28:9 And the woman said to him, But you have knowledge of what Saul has done, how he has put away out of the land those who have control of spirits and the users of secret arts: why would you, by a trick, put me in danger of death?
(BBE)

1 Kings 22:21 Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick.
(BBE)

1 Kings 22:22 And the Lord said, How? And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 18:20 Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said to him, How?
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 18:21 And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.
(BBE)

Subtopics

Trick

Trick or Treating

Related Terms

Gull (2 Occurrences)

Trickery (5 Occurrences)

Trump (2 Occurrences)

Deceiving (18 Occurrences)

Bite (13 Occurrences)

Cheat (5 Occurrences)

Slur (1 Occurrence)

Sham (1 Occurrence)