ψεύδομαιpseúdomai
to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood
Greek (New Testament) · G5574
Meanings
1. absolutely, to lie: 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 with dative of person (Psalms 18:45, Jeremiah 5:12, and elsewhere), Acts 5:4; followed by εἰς, Colossians 3:9; κατά, James 3:14.
2. Like act., with accusative, to deceive by lies (Æsch., and elsewhere): Acts 5:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
- Acts 5:3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself.
- Acts 5:4 The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”
- Romans 9:1 With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.
- 2 Corinthians 11:31 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying.
- Galatians 1:20 I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.