Word Study · Strong's G5579 · Greek
ψεῦδος
pseudos
psyoo'-dos
Strong's 1890 spelling: pseûdos
“a falsehood”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a falsehood
Rendered in the KJV as
lie, lying.
- 10occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ψεῦδος4
- ψεύδει,2
- ψεῦδος,2
- ψεῦδος.¶1
- ψεύδους1
How it is rendered · 8
- a lie2
- falsehood,2
- [is] false,1
- a lie,1
- falsehood1
- falsehood.1
- lie1
- of falsehood1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular4
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASN · 4
- N-NSN · 3
- N-DSN · 2
- N-GSN · 1
All 10, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Revelation3 of 10 · 30%
- 2 Thessalonians2 of 10 · 20%
- 1 John2 of 10 · 20%
- John1 of 10 · 10%
- Romans1 of 10 · 10%
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2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9ψεύδουςpseudousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThe coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,here: of falsehood
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11ψεύδει,pseudeinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularFor this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,here: [is] false,
1 John2 occurrences
- 1 John 2:21ψεῦδοςpseudosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularI have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.here: lie
- 1 John 2:27ψεῦδοςpseudosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAnd as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.here: a lie
Revelation3 occurrences
- Revelation 14:5ψεῦδος,pseudosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAnd no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.here: a lie,
- Revelation 21:27ψεῦδοςpseudosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBut nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.here: a lie
- Revelation 22:15ψεῦδος.¶pseudosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBut outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.here: falsehood.