Word Study · Strong's G5574 · Greek

ψεύδομαι

pseudomai

psyoo'-dom-ahee

Strong's 1890 spelling: pseúdomai

“to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood

Rendered in the KJV as

falsely, lie.

12
occurrencesin the New Testament
11 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
10
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 12 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 10

ψεύδεσθε2
ψεύδομαι,2
ἐψεύσω1
ψεύδομαι.1
ψεύδομαι.¶1
ψευδόμεθα1
ψευδόμενοι1
ψεύδονται,1
ψεύσασθαι1
ψεύσασθαί1

How it is rendered · 11

do lie2
I am lying,1
I am lying.1
I do lie —1
I lie.1
lying1
they lie —1
to lie1
to lie to1
we lie1
you have lied1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 7

verb · present deponent, statement · 1st person singular4
verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)2
verb · present deponent, command · 2nd person plural2
verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 2nd person singular1
verb · present deponent, statement · 1st person plural1
verb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-PNI-1S · 4
V-ADN · 2
V-PNM-2P · 2
V-ADI-2S · 1
V-PNI-1P · 1
V-PNI-3P · 1
V-PNP-NPM · 1

All 12, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts2 of 12 · 17%
Matthew1 of 12 · 8%
Romans1 of 12 · 8%
2 Corinthians1 of 12 · 8%
Galatians1 of 12 · 8%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 5:11ψευδόμενοιpseudomenoiverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBlessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.here: lying

Acts2 occurrences

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 9:1ψεύδομαι,pseudomaiverb · present deponent, statement · 1st person singularI speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.here: I am lying,

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 11:31ψεύδομαι.¶pseudomaiverb · present deponent, statement · 1st person singularThe God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.here: I am lying.

Galatians1 occurrence

Galatians 1:20ψεύδομαι.pseudomaiverb · present deponent, statement · 1st person singularI assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.here: I lie.

Colossians1 occurrence

Colossians 3:9ψεύδεσθεpseudestheverb · present deponent, command · 2nd person pluralDo not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,here: do lie

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 2:7ψεύδομαι,pseudomaiverb · present deponent, statement · 1st person singularFor this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.here: I do lie —

Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 6:18ψεύσασθαιpseusasthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.here: to lie

James1 occurrence

James 3:14ψεύδεσθεpseudestheverb · present deponent, command · 2nd person pluralBut if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.here: do lie

1 John1 occurrence

1 John 1:6ψευδόμεθαpseudomethaverb · present deponent, statement · 1st person pluralIf we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.here: we lie

Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 3:9ψεύδονται,pseudontaiverb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralLook at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.here: they lie —

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