King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER G5576
Transliteration: pseudomartyreō
Phonetic Spelling: (psyoo-dom-ar-too-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to bear false witness, give false testimony
Meaning: to bear false witness, give false testimony
ψευδομαρτυρέω, ψευδομαρτύρω: imperfect ἐψευδομαρτυρου; future ψευδομαρτυρήσω; 1 aorist subjunctive 2 person singular ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς; to utter falsehoods in giving testimony, to testify falsely, to bear false witness (Xenophon, mem. 4, 4, 11; Plato, rep. 9, p. 575 b.; legg. 11, p. 937 c.; Aristotle, rhet. 1, 14, 6, p. 1375a, 12; (rhet. ad Alex. 16, p. 1432a, 6); Josephus, Antiquities 3, 5, 5): Matthew 19:18; (Mark 10:19); Luke 18:20; Romans 13:9 Rec.; κατά τίνος, Mark 14:56f (as Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 5:20).
Word Summary
pseudomartyreō: to bear false witness, give false testimony
Original Word: ψευδομαρτυρέωTransliteration: pseudomartyreō
Phonetic Spelling: (psyoo-dom-ar-too-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to bear false witness, give false testimony
Meaning: to bear false witness, give false testimony
Strong's Concordance
bear false witness. From pseudomartur; to be an untrue testifier, i.e. Offer falsehood in evidence -- be a false witness.
see GREEK pseudomartur
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5576: ψευδομαρτυρέωψευδομαρτυρέω, ψευδομαρτύρω: imperfect ἐψευδομαρτυρου; future ψευδομαρτυρήσω; 1 aorist subjunctive 2 person singular ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς; to utter falsehoods in giving testimony, to testify falsely, to bear false witness (Xenophon, mem. 4, 4, 11; Plato, rep. 9, p. 575 b.; legg. 11, p. 937 c.; Aristotle, rhet. 1, 14, 6, p. 1375a, 12; (rhet. ad Alex. 16, p. 1432a, 6); Josephus, Antiquities 3, 5, 5): Matthew 19:18; (Mark 10:19); Luke 18:20; Romans 13:9 Rec.; κατά τίνος, Mark 14:56f (as Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 5:20).