Word Summary
pseudos: a falsehood, untruth, lie
Original Word: ψεῦδοςTransliteration: pseudos
Phonetic Spelling: (psyoo'-dos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a falsehood, untruth, lie
Meaning: a falsehood, untruth, lie
Strong's Concordance
lie, lying.
From pseudomai; a falsehood -- lie, lying.
see GREEK pseudomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5579: ψεῦδοςψεῦδος,
ψευδοῦς,
τό, from
Homer down, the
Sept. for
כָּזָב שֶׁקֶר,
כַּחַשׁ,
a lie; conscious and intentional falsehood: universally,
Revelation 14:5 (where
Rec. δόλος); opposed to
ἡ ἀλήθεια,
John 8:44;
Ephesians 4:25;
οὐκ ἐστι ψεῦδος, opposed to
ἀληθές ἐστιν, is no lie,
1 John 2:27;
τέρατα ψευδοῦς (
A. V. lying wonders) exhibited for the treacherous purpose of deceiving men,
2 Thessalonians 2:9; in a broad sense,
whatever is not what it professes to be: so of perverse, impious, deceitful precepts,
2 Thessalonians 2:11;
1 John 2:21; of idolatry,
Romans 1:25;
ποιεῖν ψεῦδος, to act in accordance with the precepts and principles of idolatry,
Revelation 21:27;
Revelation 22:15 (cf.
Revelation 21:8 and p. 526b middle).