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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 - And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:2 - O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 - Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:22 - For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15 - Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:12 - Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:20 - He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that 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 hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith 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 they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:14 - Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:2 - Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:31 - And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 - Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:4 - I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:5 - And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
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