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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
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2 - “Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the LORD. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:3 - or you find lost property and lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the truth, or you commit any other such sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:11 - “Do not steal.
“Do not deceive or cheat one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 - How blessed you are, O Israel!
Who else is like you, a people saved by the LORD?
He is your protecting shield
and your triumphant sword!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will stomp on their backs!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27 - Joshua said to all the people, “This stone has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness to testify against you if you go back on your word to God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:45

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:45 - Foreign nations cringe before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they submit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:18 - But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the LORD: ‘Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.’” But the old man was lying to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:8 - I replied, “There is no truth in any part of your story. You are making up the whole thing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:10 - At least I can take comfort in this:
Despite the pain,
I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28 - Look at me!
Would I lie to your face?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:18 - But when it is uprooted,
it’s as though it never existed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:11 - I will teach you about God’s power.
I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:28 - If so, I should be punished by the judges,
for it would mean I had denied the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 - I am innocent, but they call me a liar.
My suffering is incurable, though I have not sinned.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:44 - As soon as they hear of me, they submit;
foreign nations cringe before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - Do not let me fall into their hands.
For they accuse me of things I’ve never done;
with every breath they threaten me with violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:4 - They plan to topple me from my high position.
They delight in telling lies about me.
They praise me to my face
but curse me in their hearts.
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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3 - Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - But all they gave him was lip service;
they lied to him with their tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:15 - Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him;
they would be doomed forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35 - I have sworn an oath to David,
and in my holiness I cannot lie:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - An honest witness does not lie;
a false witness breathes lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 - “Are you afraid of these idols?
Do they terrify you?
Is that why you have lied to me
and forgotten me and my words?
Is it because of my long silence
that you no longer fear me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - We know we have rebelled and have denied the LORD.
We have turned our backs on our God.
We know how unfair and oppressive we have been,
carefully planning our deceitful lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:12 - “They have lied about the LORD
and said, ‘He won’t bother us!
No disasters will come upon us.
There will be no war or famine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:2 - So now your harvests will be too small to feed you.
There will be no grapes for making new wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:17 - Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails,
and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields,
and the cattle barns are empty,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:4 - “On that day people will be ashamed to claim the prophetic gift. No one will pretend to be a prophet by wearing prophet’s clothes.
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