5571. pseudés
Strong's Lexicon
pseudés: False, lying, deceitful

Original Word: ψευδής
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: pseudés
Pronunciation: psyoo-dace'
Phonetic Spelling: (psyoo-dace')
Definition: False, lying, deceitful
Meaning: false, deceitful, lying, untrue.

Word Origin: Derived from ψεύδομαι (pseudomai), meaning "to lie" or "to deceive."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with falsehood is שֶׁקֶר (sheqer), Strong's Hebrew 8267, which means "lie" or "deception."

Usage: The Greek adjective "pseudés" is used to describe something that is false or untrue. It often characterizes individuals or statements that are deceitful or misleading. In the New Testament, it is used to warn against falsehood and to highlight the importance of truthfulness in the life of a believer.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, truth and falsehood were significant moral and philosophical concerns. The early Christian community, emerging in this context, emphasized truth as a reflection of God's character. The concept of falsehood was not only a moral failing but also a spiritual danger, as it was associated with the influence of Satan, the "father of lies" (John 8:44).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from pseudomai
Definition
lying, false
NASB Translation
false (2), liars (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5571: ψευδής

ψευδής, ψευδές (ψεύδομαι), from Homer, Iliad4, 235 down, lying, deceitful, false: Revelation 2:2; μάρτυρες, Acts 6:13; substantively οἱ ψευδεῖς (A. V. liars), Revelation 21:8 (here Lachmann ψεύστης, which see).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
false, lying

From pseudomai; untrue, i.e. Erroneous, deceitful, wicked -- false, liar.

see GREEK pseudomai

Forms and Transliterations
ψευδεί ψευδεις ψευδείς ψευδεῖς ψευδές ψευδέσι ψευδεσιν ψευδέσιν ψεύδεσιν ψευδή ψευδής ψευδούς ψεύδους ψευδών pseudeis pseudeîs pseudesin pseudésin
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 6:13 Adj-AMP
GRK: τε μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς λέγοντας Ὁ
NAS: They put forward false witnesses
KJV: set up false witnesses,
INT: and witnesses false saying the

Revelation 2:2 Adj-AMP
GRK: εὗρες αὐτοὺς ψευδεῖς
NAS: and they are not, and you found them [to be] FALSE;
KJV: hast found them liars:
INT: did find them liars

Revelation 21:8 Adj-DMP
GRK: πᾶσιν τοῖς ψευδέσιν τὸ μέρος
NAS: and all liars, their part
KJV: and all liars, shall have their part
INT: all liars the part

Strong's Greek 5571
3 Occurrences


ψευδεῖς — 2 Occ.
ψευδέσιν — 1 Occ.

















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