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Lexicon :: Strong's G5579 - pseudos

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ψεῦδος
Transliteration
pseudos (Key)
Pronunciation
psyoo'-dos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:594,1339

Strong’s Definitions

ψεῦδος pseûdos, psyoo'-dos; from G5574; a falsehood:—lie, lying.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G5579 in the following manner: lie (7x), lying (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G5579 in the following manner: lie (7x), lying (2x).

  1. a lie

  2. conscious and intentional falsehood

  3. in a broad sense, whatever is not what it seems to be

    1. of perverse, impious, deceitful precepts

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ψεῦδος pseûdos, psyoo'-dos; from G5574; a falsehood:—lie, lying.
STRONGS G5579:
ψεῦδος, ψευδοῦς, τό, from Homer down, the Sept. for כָּזָב שֶׁקֶר, כַּחַשׁ, a lie; conscious and intentional falsehood: universally, Revelation 14:5 (where Rec. δόλος); opposed to ἡ ἀλήθεια, John 8:44; Ephesians 4:25; οὐκ ἐστι ψεῦδος, opposed to ἀληθές ἐστιν, is no lie, 1 John 2:27; τέρατα ψευδοῦς (A. V. lying wonders) exhibited for the treacherous purpose of deceiving men, 2 Thessalonians 2:9; in a broad sense, whatever is not what it professes to be: so of perverse, impious, deceitful precepts, 2 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 John 2:21; of idolatry, Romans 1:25; ποιεῖν ψεῦδος, to act in accordance with the precepts and principles of idolatry, Revelation 21:27; Revelation 22:15 (cf. Revelation 21:8 and p. 526b middle).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
8:44
Romans
1:25
Ephesians
4:25
2 Thessalonians
2:9; 2:11
1 John
2:21; 2:27
Revelation
14:5; 21:8; 21:27; 22:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5579 matches the Greek ψεῦδος (pseudos),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:8 - You have shriveled me up,
And it is a witness against me;
My leanness rises up against me
And bears witness to my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:2 - How long, O you sons of men,
Will you turn my glory to shame?
How long will you love worthlessness
And seek falsehood? Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 - You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;
The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:22 - For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15 - Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
And with Sheol we are in agreement.
When the overflowing scourge passes through,
It will not come to us,
For we have made lies our refuge,
And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - Also I will make justice the measuring line,
And righteousness the plummet;
The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
And the waters will overflow the hiding place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:12 - Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel:

“Because you despise this word,
And trust in oppression and perversity,
And rely on them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:20 - He feeds on ashes;
A deceived heart has turned him aside;
And he cannot deliver his soul,
Nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:10 - “And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:23 - Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills,
And from the multitude of mountains;
Truly, in the LORD our God
Is the salvation of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:3 - “And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies.
They are not valiant for the truth on the earth.
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know Me,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:14 - Then Jeremiah said, “False! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the princes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:2 - that Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to dwell there.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:31 - “So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - By swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed upon bloodshed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:3 - They make a king glad with their wickedness,
And princes with their lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 - “Ephraim has encircled Me with lies,
And the house of Israel with deceit;
But Judah still walks with God,
Even with the Holy One[fn] who is faithful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will prophesy to you of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the prattler of this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:4 - “I will send out the curse,” says the LORD of hosts;
“It shall enter the house of the thief
And the house of the one who swears falsely by My name.
It shall remain in the midst of his house
And consume it, with its timber and stones.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
Against perjurers,
Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the LORD of hosts.
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