ψεύδομαι; 1 aorist
ἐψευσάμην; (deponent middle of
ψεύδω (allied with
ψιθυρίζω etc. (
Vanicek, p. 1195)) 'to deceive', 'cheat'; hence, properly,
to show oneself deceitful, to play false); from
Homer down;
to lie, to speak deliberate falsehoods:
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; τινα, to deceive one by a lie, to lie to (Euripides, Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plutarch, others): Acts 5:3; like verbs of saying, with a dative of the person (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 5; Buttmann, § 133, 1; Green, p. 100f), Acts 5:4 (Psalm 17:45 (Ps. 18:45); Psalm 77:36 (Ps. 78:36); Psalm 88:36 (Ps. 89:36); Joshua 24:27; (Jeremiah 5:12), etc.); εἰς τινα, Colossians 3:9; κατά τίνος, against one, Matthew 5:11 (L G omit; Tr marginal reading brackets ψευδόμενοι; others connect καθ' ὑμῶν with εἴπωσι and make ψευδόμενοι a simple adjunct of mode (A. V. falsely)); κατά τῆς ἀληθείας, James 3:14 (here Tdf. makes ψεύδεσθε absolutely; cf. Winers Grammar, 470 (438) n. 3). (The Sept. for כִּחִשׁ and כִּזֵּב.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Joshua
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24:27
- Psalms
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18:45; 78:36; 89:36
- Jeremiah
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5:12
- Matthew
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5:11
- Acts
-
5:3; 5:4
- Romans
-
9:1
- 2 Corinthians
-
11:31
- Galatians
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1:20
- Colossians
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3:9
- 1 Timothy
-
2:7
- Hebrews
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6:18
- James
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3:14
- 1 John
-
1:6
- Revelation
-
3:9
