ψεύστηςpseústēs

Meanings

Same root

• ψεύδομαιpseúdomai · G5574to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

• John 8:44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
• John 8:55 but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.
• Romans 3:4 Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, “You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win your case in court.”
• 1 Timothy 1:10 The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching
• Titus 1:12 Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”
• 1 John 1:10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.