Strong G893ἀψευδής
not a liar
- Transliteration
- apseudēs
- Pronunciation
- aps-yoo-dace'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀ-ψευδής, -ές
(ψεῦδος), [in LXX: Wis.7:17 *;]
free from false-hood, truthful: Tit.1:2.†
(AS)
(ψεῦδος), [in LXX: Wis.7:17 *;]
free from false-hood, truthful: Tit.1:2.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G893 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- lie1
First verses
- Titus 1:2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀψευδ-ής, ές,
without deceit, truthful, especially of oracles and the like, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 233, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.49, 2.152 (_superlative_), +others)]; μάντις ἀ., of Apollo, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 559, compare “fragment” 350.5, 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 29 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator (_superlative_))]; θεός[NT (NT.Tit.1.2)]; ἀψευδεῖ τέχνῃ, of augury, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 26; ἦθος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 869)]; unerring, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 160d, etc.; μάρτυς -έστατος 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.341.)]
2 of things, uncorrupt, pure from all deceit, ἀ. πρὸς ἄκμονι χάλκευε γλῶσσαν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.86.)]
3 ἀψευδής, ={κώνειον}, Ps.-[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.78.)]
II adverb -δέως, Attic dialect-δῶς, really and truly, οἱ ἀ. ἄριστοι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.58, compare 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.19, +others, 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “de Mysteriis” 2.2)]: superlative -έστατα, ἐρεῖν[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.34.)]
without deceit, truthful, especially of oracles and the like, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 233, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.49, 2.152 (_superlative_), +others)]; μάντις ἀ., of Apollo, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 559, compare “fragment” 350.5, 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 29 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator (_superlative_))]; θεός[NT (NT.Tit.1.2)]; ἀψευδεῖ τέχνῃ, of augury, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 26; ἦθος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 869)]; unerring, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 160d, etc.; μάρτυς -έστατος 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.341.)]
2 of things, uncorrupt, pure from all deceit, ἀ. πρὸς ἄκμονι χάλκευε γλῶσσαν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.86.)]
3 ἀψευδής, ={κώνειον}, Ps.-[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.78.)]
II adverb -δέως, Attic dialect-δῶς, really and truly, οἱ ἀ. ἄριστοι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.58, compare 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.19, +others, 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “de Mysteriis” 2.2)]: superlative -έστατα, ἐρεῖν[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.34.)]