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pseudomai G5574

ψεύδομαι (pseudomai) means “to lie” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ψεύδομαι Greek · G5574 12 tagged occurrences in 12 verses

Pronunciation guide: psyoo'-dom-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5574

ψεύδομαι · pseudomai · to lie

ψεύδω to deceive by lies; more frequently in the depon. mid, form ψεύδομαι (so always in NT), [in LXX chiefly for כָּחַשׁ pi. ;] 1. absol., to lie: Heb.6:18, 1Jn.1:6, Rev.3:9; οὐ ψεύδομαι, Rom.9:1, 2Co.11:31, Gal.1:20, 1Ti.2:7 with dative of person(s) (Psa.18:45, Jhn.5:12, al.), Act.5:4; before εἰς, Col.3:9; κατά, Jas.3:14 (Hort, in l). 2. Like act., with accusative, to deceive by lies (Æsch., al.): Act.5:3.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I deceive, lie, speak falsely.

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How translators render G5574

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
i am not lying 2
to lie 2
deny 1
falsely 1
is no lie 1
liars 1
lie 1
lying about anything 1
we lie 1
you have not lied 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
i lie 3
lie 2
to lie 2
do lie 1
falsely 1
lied 1
thou hast 1
we lie 1

Verses containing G5574

Page 1 of 1. 12 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

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  2. Acts 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

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  3. Acts 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

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  4. Romans 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

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  5. 2 Corinthians 11:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.

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  6. Galatians 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

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  7. Colossians 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

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  8. 1 Timothy 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For 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.

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  9. Hebrews 6:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  10. James 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

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  11. 1 John 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

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  12. Revelation 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As for 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.

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Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

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