Lexical Definition
ψεῦδος pseûdos (psyoo'-dos) lie G:N-N
from ψεύδομαι
lie, lying.
- a falsehood
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ψεῦδοσ | a lie | 1John.2.27 • Rev.14.5 • Rev.21.27 |
| falsehood | John.8.44 • Eph.4.25 • Rev.22.15 | |
| lie | 1John.2.21 | |
| ψεύδόσ | my lie | LXX.Job.16.8 |
| ψεύδουσ | lying | LXX.Ps.59.12 |
| of falsehood | 2Thess.2.9 | |
| ψεύδοσ | a lie | LXX.Ps.4.2 • LXX.Isa.44.20 • LXX.Jer.3.23 • LXX.Jer.9.3 • LXX.Jer.37.14 |
| lie | LXX.Ps.5.6 • LXX.Isa.28.15 • LXX.Ezek.33.31 • LXX.Hos.4.2 | |
| lies | LXX.Jer.8.10 | |
| ψεύδεσιν | lies | LXX.Jer.5.2 |
| their lies | LXX.Jer.23.32 • LXX.Hos.7.3 | |
| ψεύδεσι | lies | LXX.Jer.13.25 |
| ψεύδει | a lie | LXX.Isa.30.12 • LXX.Jer.3.10 • LXX.Hos.11.12 • LXX.Zech.5.4 • LXX.Mal.3.5 |
| false | 2Thess.2.11 | |
| falsehood | Rom.1.25 | |
| in a lie | LXX.Isa.28.17 | |
| lie | LXX.Isa.28.15 | |
| ψευδώσ | lies | LXX.Jer.29.21 |
| ψευδή | lies | LXX.Jer.43.2 |
| ψευδέσι | lies | LXX.Jer.23.14 |
Abbott-Smith
ψεῦδος, -εος (-ους), τό [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶר, also for כַּחַשׁ, כָּזָב ;]
a falsehood, untruth, lie: Re 14:15; opp. to ἡ ἀλήθεια, Jo 8:44, Ro 1:25, Eph 4:25, II Th 2:11, I Jo 2:21; to τὸ ἀληθές, ib. 27; ποιεῖν ψ., Re 21:27 22:15; ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει κ. σημείοις κ. τέρασιν ψεύδους (gen. qual., v. M, Th., 104; and on the meaning and construction, v. also ICC, in l.), II Th 2:9.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| John | 8:44 |
| Romans | 1:25 |
| Ephesians | 4:25 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2:9 · 2:11 |
| 1 John | 2:21 · 2:27 |
| Revelation | 14:15 · 21:27 · 22:15 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ψεῦδος, εος, τό,
Epic dialect dative plural ψεύδεσσι, see at {ψευδής} I.2: (ψεύδω):— falsehood, lie, ψεύδεα.. ἐτύμοισιν ὁμοῖα [ψεῦδος δ᾽ οὐκ ἐρέει 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.20 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἴ τε ψεῦδος ὑπόσχεσις εἴ τε καὶ οὐκί whether the promise be a lie or no, [ψεῦδος ἐμὰς ἄτας κατέλεξας 9.115; ψεύδεσσιν θέλγειν τινά 21.276, compare 23.576, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.387; οὐ ψεύδεϊ τέγξω λόγον 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 4.19 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ψ. ποικίλα, αἰόλον ψ., [Refs]; ψ. γλυκύ a sweet deceit, [ψεῦδος οὐδὲν ὧν λέγω 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1220; οὐδὲν ἕρπει ψ. εἰς γῆρας χρόνου [prev. author] “fragment” 62; εἴ τι ψεῦδος εἴρηκα 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.4.2; ψ. ἐπιφέρειν 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.41: ψ. λέγειν distinguished from ψεύδεσθαι, “Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta” 2.42. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 in Logic, false conclusion, fallacy, συλλογισμὸς τοῦ ψεύδους [Refs 4th c.BC+]; συμβαίνει ψ.[Refs] —in “NT” of what is opposed to religious truth, false doctrine, [NT]; ποιῶν βδέλυγμα καὶ ψ., i.e. doing what is repugnant to the true faith, [NT]; of false anatomical doctrine, τὸ οἴεσθαι.. ψ. ἐστι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II in [Refs 3rd c.BC+] are spots, pimples on the nose; supposed to be characteristic of liars, cf. Scholia (at [prev. work]); compare ψυδράκιον.
__II.2 white spots on the fingernails, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__III In [ψεῦδος is frequently opposed to ἀληθές, “Grg.” 505e, “R.” 382d, “Euthd.” 272b, +others">Refs 5th c.BC+]; so almost like an adjective (compare ψευδής [near the start]), ὄνομα ψεῦδος καὶ ἀληθὲς λέγειν [ψεῦδος ὄνομα “Plt.” 281b: compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 462 codices ">Refs 5th c.BC+]