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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.)
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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 12 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:11

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“You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me.

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“Ananias,” Peter asked, “why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds of the land?

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“Wasn’t it yours while you possessed it? And after it was sold, wasn’t it at your disposal? Why is it that you planned this thing in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God.”

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I speak the truth in Christ ​— ​I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit[fn] ​— ​

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:31

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The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.

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I declare in the sight of God: I am not lying in what I write to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:9

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Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:7

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For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle (I am telling the truth;[fn] I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:18

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so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:14

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But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:6

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If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.

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“Note this: I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying ​— ​I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.

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