Strong's Greek: 5574. ψεύδομαι (pseudomai) -- To lie, to speak falsely, to deceive
Strong's Lexicon
pseudomai: To lie, to speak falsely, to deceive
Original Word: ψεύδομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pseudomai
Pronunciation: psyoo'-dom-ahee
Phonetic Spelling: (psyoo'-dom-ahee)
Definition: To lie, to speak falsely, to deceive
Meaning: I deceive, lie, speak falsely.
Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ψευδής (pseudes), meaning "false" or "lying."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3576 (כָּזַב, kazab): To lie, to deceive
- H8267 (שֶׁקֶר, sheqer): Falsehood, lie, deception
Usage: The Greek verb "pseudomai" is used in the New Testament to denote the act of lying or speaking falsely. It implies a deliberate intention to deceive or mislead others. This term is often used in contexts where truthfulness and integrity are contrasted with deceit and falsehood.
Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, truthfulness was a valued virtue, and lying was generally condemned. In Jewish culture, the Ninth Commandment explicitly forbids bearing false witness (Exodus 20:16), underscoring the importance of truth in the community. The early Christian church, emerging from this cultural milieu, emphasized honesty and integrity as essential characteristics of a believer's life, reflecting the nature of God, who is truth.
HELPS Word-studies
5574 pseúdomai (from pseudō, "to falsify, lie") – properly, lie (falsify), willfully misrepresent (mislead).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from a root pseud-
Definition
to lie
NASB Translation
falsely (1), lie (6), lied (1), lying (4).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5574: ψεύδομαι
ψεύδομαι; 1 aorist ἐψευσάμην; (deponent middle of ψεύδω (allied with ψιθυρίζω etc. (Vanicek, p. 1195)) 'to deceive', 'cheat'; hence, properly, to show oneself deceitful, to play false); from Homer down; to lie, to speak deliberate falsehoods: Hebrews 6:18; 1 John 1:6; Revelation 3:9; οὐ ψεύδομαι, Romans 9:1; 2 Corinthians 11:31; Galatians 1:20; 1 Timothy 2:7; τινα, to deceive one by a lie, to lie to (Euripides, Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plutarch, others): Acts 5:3; like verbs of saying, with a dative of the person (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 5; Buttmann, § 133, 1; Green, p. 100f), Acts 5:4 (Psalm 17:45
(); Psalm 77:36 (); Psalm 88:36 (); Joshua 24:27; (Jeremiah 5:12), etc.); εἰς τινα, Colossians 3:9; κατά τίνος, against one, Matthew 5:11 (L G omit; Tr marginal reading brackets ψευδόμενοι; others connect καθ' ὑμῶν with εἴπωσι and make ψευδόμενοι a simple adjunct of mode (A. V. falsely)); κατά τῆς ἀληθείας, James 3:14 (here Tdf. makes ψεύδεσθε absolutely; cf. Winers Grammar, 470 (438) n. 3). (The Sept. for כִּחִשׁ and כִּזֵּב.)Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to lie, speak falselyMiddle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood -- falsely, lie.
Forms and Transliterations
εψευσάμεθα εψευσάμην εψεύσαντο εψεύσαντό εψεύσατο εψευσω εψεύσω ἐψεύσω ψευδεσθε ψεύδεσθε ψεύδεται ψεύδη ψευδομαι ψεύδομαι ψευδομεθα ψευδόμεθα ψευδομενοι ψευδόμενοι ψευδονται ψεύδονται ψευσασθαι ψεύσασθαι ψεύσασθαί ψεύσεσθε ψεύσεται ψεύσησθε ψεύσηται ψεύσομαι ψεύσονταί epseuso epseusō epseúso epseúsō pseudesthe pseúdesthe pseudomai pseúdomai pseudomenoi pseudómenoi pseudometha pseudómetha pseudontai pseúdontai pseusasthai pseúsasthai pseúsasthaíLinks
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Matthew 5:11 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: καθ' ὑμῶν ψευδόμενοι ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ
NAS: you and persecute you, and falsely say
KJV: against you falsely, for my sake.
INT: against you lying on account of me
Acts 5:3 V-ANM
GRK: καρδίαν σου ψεύσασθαί σε τὸ
NAS: your heart to lie to the Holy
KJV: thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost,
INT: heart of you to lie to [for] you the
Acts 5:4 V-AIM-2S
GRK: τοῦτο οὐκ ἐψεύσω ἀνθρώποις ἀλλὰ
NAS: in your heart? You have not lied to men
KJV: thou hast not lied unto men, but
INT: this not You did lie to men but
Romans 9:1 V-PIM/P-1S
GRK: Χριστῷ οὐ ψεύδομαι συμμαρτυρούσης μοι
NAS: in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience
KJV: in Christ, I lie not, my
INT: Christ not I lie bearing witness with me
2 Corinthians 11:31 V-PIM/P-1S
GRK: ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι
NAS: forever, knows that I am not lying.
KJV: knoweth that I lie not.
INT: that not I do lie
Galatians 1:20 V-PIM/P-1S
GRK: ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι
NAS: you before God that I am not lying.)
KJV: God, I lie not.
INT: not I lie
Colossians 3:9 V-PMM-2P
GRK: μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους
NAS: Do not lie to one another,
KJV: Lie not one to another,
INT: not Do lie to one another
1 Timothy 2:7 V-PIM/P-1S
GRK: λέγω οὐ ψεύδομαι διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν
NAS: the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher
KJV: in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher
INT: I speak not I do lie a teacher of [the] Gentiles
Hebrews 6:18 V-ANM
GRK: οἷς ἀδύνατον ψεύσασθαι τὸν θεόν
NAS: for God to lie, we who have taken refuge
KJV: for God to lie, we might have
INT: which [it was] impossible to lie [for] God
James 3:14 V-PMM-2P
GRK: κατακαυχᾶσθε καὶ ψεύδεσθε κατὰ τῆς
NAS: do not be arrogant and [so] lie against
KJV: not, and lie not against the truth.
INT: do boast against and lie against the
1 John 1:6 V-PIM/P-1P
GRK: σκότει περιπατῶμεν ψευδόμεθα καὶ οὐ
NAS: in the darkness, we lie and do not practice
KJV: in darkness, we lie, and do
INT: darkness should walk we lie and not
Revelation 3:9 V-PIM/P-3P
GRK: εἰσὶν ἀλλὰ ψεύδονται ἰδοὺ ποιήσω
NAS: that they are Jews and are not, but lie-- I will make
KJV: not, but do lie; behold, I will make
INT: are but do lie Behold I will cause