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Lexicon :: Strong's G5574 - pseudomai

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ψεύδομαι
Transliteration
pseudomai (Key)
Pronunciation
psyoo'-dom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice of an apparently primary verb
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:594,1339

Strong’s Definitions

ψεύδομαι pseúdomai, psyoo'-dom-ahee; middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood:—falsely, lie.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G5574 in the following manner: lie (11x), falsely (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G5574 in the following manner: lie (11x), falsely (1x).
  1. to lie, to speak deliberate falsehoods

  2. to deceive one by a lie, to lie to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ψεύδομαι pseúdomai, psyoo'-dom-ahee; middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood:—falsely, lie.
STRONGS G5574:
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 (Ps. 18:45); Psalm 77:36 (Ps. 78:36); Psalm 88:36 (Ps. 89:36); 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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joshua
24:27
Psalms
18:45; 78:36; 89:36
Jeremiah
5:12
Matthew
5:11
Acts
5:3; 5:4
Romans
9:1
2 Corinthians
11:31
Galatians
1:20
Colossians
3:9
1 Timothy
2:7
Hebrews
6:18
James
3:14
1 John
1:6
Revelation
3:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5574 matches the Greek ψεύδομαι (pseudomai),
which occurs 28 times in 28 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2 - “If a person sins and acts unfaithfully against Yahweh and deals falsely with his companion in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his companion,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:3 - or has found what was lost and dealt falsely about it and sworn falsely, so that he sins in regard to any one of the things a man may do;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:11 -

‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 -

“Blessed are you, O Israel;

Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh,

Who is the shield of your help

And the sword of your majesty!

So your enemies will cower before you,

And you will tread upon their high places.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27 - And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be for a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of Yahweh which He spoke [fn]to us; thus it shall be for a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:45 -

“Foreigners cower before me;

As soon as they hear, they obey me.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:18 - And he said to him, “I also am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of Yahweh, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he dealt falsely with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:8 -

Then I sent a message to him, saying,

“Such words as you are saying have not been done, but you are devising them in your own heart.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:10 -

“But it is still my comfort,

And I rejoice in unsparing pain,

That I have not at all hidden away the words of the Holy One.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28 -

“So now be willing to face me,

And see if I lie to your face.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:18 -

“If He swallows him up from his place,

Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:11 -

“I will instruct you in the [fn]power of God;

What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:28 -

That too would have been an iniquity calling for [fn]judgment,

For I would have denied God above.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 -

[fn]Should I lie concerning my justice?

My [fn]wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:44 -

As soon as they hear, they obey me;

Foreigners [fn]cower before me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 -

Do not give me over to the [fn]desire of my adversaries,

For false witnesses have risen against me,

And such as breathe out violence.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:4 -

Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position;

They find pleasure in falsehood;

They bless with [fn]their mouth,

But inwardly they curse. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3 -

Say to God, “How [fn]fearsome are Your works!

Because of the abundance of Your strength Your enemies will [fn]cower before You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 -

But they deceived Him with their mouth

And lied to Him with their tongue.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:15 -

“Those who hate Yahweh would cower before Him,

And their time of punishment would be forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35 -

[fn]Once I have sworn by My holiness;

I will not lie to David.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 -

A faithful witness will not lie,

But a false witness breathes out lies.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 -

“Of whom were you anxious and fearful

When you lied and did not remember Me,

Nor even put Me upon your heart?

Was I not silent even for a long time

So you do not fear Me?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 -

Transgressing and denying Yahweh,

And turning back from our God,

Speaking oppression and revolt,

Conceiving in and uttering from the heart lying words.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:12 -

They have dealt falsely about Yahweh

And said, “[fn]Not He;

Calamity will not come on us,

And we will not see sword or famine.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:2 -

Threshing floor and wine press will not feed them,

And the new wine will deceive [fn]them.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:17 -

Though the fig tree should not blossom

And there be no produce on the vines,

Though the yield of the olive should fail

And the fields yield no food,

Though the flock should be cut off from the fold

And there be no cattle in the stalls,

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:4 - “And it will be in that day, that the prophets will each be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies, and they will not put on a hairy mantle in order to deceive;
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