ψεύδομαι pseudomai

Greek word for “to lie” · Strong’s G5574 · used 12 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

ψεύδω to deceive by lies;

How it is translated

Glosses given for pseudomai in context, with how often each is used:

• lying 3
• lie 3
• do lie 2
• lie to 1
• have lied 1
• do lie — 1
• lie — 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 5 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Romans 9 (1), 2 Corinthians 11 (1), Galatians 1 (1), Colossians 3 (1), 1 Timothy 2 (1), Hebrews 6 (1), James 3 (1), 1 John 1 (1)

Forms

• ψεύδομαι 4
• ψεύδεσθε 2
• ψευδόμενοι 1
• ψεύσασθαί 1
• ἐψεύσω 1
• ψεύσασθαι 1
• ψευδόμεθα 1
• ψεύδονται 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with pseudomai more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀλήθεια alētheia “truth” 4
• πρᾶγμα pragma “thing” 2
• καρδία kardia “heart” 3
• Σατανᾶς Satanas “Satan” 2
• ἐνώπιον enōpion “before” 2
• τίθημι tithēmi “to place” 2
• ἰδού idou “look!” 2
• ἅγιος hagios “holy” 2
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 2
• κατά kata “according to” 2

Key verses

The verses using pseudomai that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:11 — Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
• Acts 5:3 — But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
• Acts 5:4 — Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast…
• Romans 9:1 — I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
• 2 Corinthians 11:31 — The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
• Galatians 1:20 — Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
• Colossians 3:9 — Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
• 1 Timothy 2:7 — Where unto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
• Hebrews 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope…
• James 3:14 — But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
• 1 John 1:6 — If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
• Revelation 3:9 — Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.