noun · neuter
pseusem
Greekψεῦδος (pseudos)
Strong’sG5579
a lie
stem pseus-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ψεῦδος, -εος (-ους), τό
[in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶר, also for כַּחַשׁ, כָּזָב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5579 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpsyoo'-dos
a falsehood
Fromfrom G5574;
King Jameslie, lying.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | pseusem3×ψεῦδος | pseuseim |
| of, belonging to genitive | pseuseu1×ψεύδους | pseuseiu |
| to, for dative | pseuse2×ψεύδει | pseusei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
pseuse is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
pseusem“lie”subject or objectdirect singular3×
1 John 2:21“lie”ouk grafama vi hoti ouk oidavē tan alētheian, alla hoti oidavē autan, kai hoti pantem pseusem ek tau alētheiau ouk atō.I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
1 John 2:27“lie”kai vis tem chrismem hem lambava apo autou menatō en vi, kai ouk chreian echavō hina tinos didaskateiō vin; alla hōs tem autou chrismem didaskatō vin peri panteiu, kai alēthem atō kai ouk atō pseusem, kai kathōs didaskata vin, menavō en auto.And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
Revelation 14:5“lie”kai en te stome autoiu ouk heuriskita pseusem; amōmois alō.And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
pseuseu“lying”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Thessalonians 2:9“lying”hou atō tas parousias kata energeian tou Satanaou en panta dunamia kai sēmei kai teratei pseuseuThe coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
pseuse“lie”to, fordative singular2×
Romans 1:25“lie”hotinois metallassala tan alētheian tou theou en te pseuse, kai sebazila kai latreuala ta ktisia para ton ktizaraton, hos atō eulogētos eis toin aiōnoin; amēn.They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
2 Thessalonians 2:11“lie”kai dia houtem pempatō autoi tos theos energeian planau eis tem pisteuara autoin te pseuse,For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
pseusem4×
John 8:44“lie”vis ek tou patērou tou diabolou avō kai tain epithumiain tou patērou vu thelavō poiarō. ekeinos anthrōpoktonos ate apo archau, kai en ta alētheia ouk histanate, hoti ouk atō alētheias en auto. hotan lalateiō tem pseusem, ek teiu idieiu lalatō, hoti pseustos atō kai tos patēros auteu.You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
Ephesians 4:25“falsehood”Dio apotitheratois tem pseusem lalavōr alētheian hekastos meta tou plēsion autou, hoti anō allēloiu meleim.Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Revelation 21:27“falsehood”kai ouk mē eiserchateia eis autan pantem koinem kai poiarōtos bdelugmem kai pseusem, ei mē tois grafirētois en te biblie tau zōau teu arnieu.But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Revelation 22:15“falsehood”exō tois kuōnois kai tois farmakois kai tois pornois kai tois foneuois kai tois eidōlolatrois kai pantos filarōtos kai poiarōtos pseusem.But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.