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Strong G5574ψεύδομαι

to lie

Transliteration
pseudomai
Pronunciation
psyoo'-dom-ahee
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood: - falsely lie.

Detailed definition

ψεύδω to deceive by lies; more frequently in the depon. mid, form ψεύδομαι (so always in NT),
[in LXX chiefly for כָּחַשׁ pi.;]
1. absol., to lie: Heb.6:18, 1Jn.1:6, Rev.3:9; οὐ ψεύδομαι, Rom.9:1, 2Co.11:31, Gal.1:20, 1Ti.2:7 with dative of person(s) (Psa.18:45, Jhn.5:12, al.), Act.5:4; before εἰς, Col.3:9; κατά, Jas.3:14 (Hort, in l).

2. Like act., with accusative, to deceive by lies (Æsch., al.): Act.5:3.†
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In the Bible

Strong G5574 appears in 12 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • lie11
  • falsely1
  • thou1

First verses

  1. Matthew 5:11
    Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
  2. Acts 5:3
    But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
  3. Acts 5:4
    Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
  4. Romans 9:1
    I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
  5. 2 Corinthians 11:31
    The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
  6. Galatians 1:20
    Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
  7. Colossians 3:9
    Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
  8. 1 Timothy 2:7
    Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
  9. Hebrews 6:18
    That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
  10. James 3:14
    But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
  11. 1 John 1:6
    If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
  12. Revelation 3:9
    Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ψεύδομαι,
see at {ψεύδω} [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus)]