ψευδήςpseudḗs
lying, false, untrue (of persons and things): Revelation 2:2; μάρτυρες, Acts 6:13; as as a noun, ὁ ψ., a liar: Revelation 21:8.
Greek (New Testament) · G5571
Same root
- ψεύδομαιpseúdomai · G5574to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood
- ψευδάδελφοςpseudádelphos · G5569a spurious brother, i.e. pretended associate
- ψευδοπροφήτηςpseudoprophḗtēs · G5578a spurious prophet, i.e. pretended foreteller or religious impostor
- ψευδώνυμοςpseudṓnymos · G5581untruly named
- ψευδόχριστοςpseudóchristos · G5580a spurious Messiah
- ψευδολόγοςpseudológos · G5573mendacious, i.e. promulgating erroneous Christian doctrine
- ψευδομάρτυρpseudomártyr · G5575a spurious witness, i.e. bearer of untrue testimony
- ψευδοδιδάσκαλοςpseudodidáskalos · G5572a spurious teacher, i.e. propagator of erroneous Christian doctrine
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 6:13 The lying witnesses said, “This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses.
- Revelation 2:2 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.
- Revelation 21:8 “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.