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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #5583 - ψεύστης

Transliteration

pseústēs

Phonetics

psyoos-tace'

Origin

from (G5574)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TDNT

9:594,1339

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a liar
one who breaks faith
a false and faithless man

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3577 ‑ כָּזָב (kaw‑zawb');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (10)

John 2

Romans 1

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

1 John 5

NAS (10)

John 2

Romans 1

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

1 John 5

HCS (10)

John 2

Romans 1

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

1 John 5

BSB (10)

John 2

Romans 1

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

1 John 5

ESV (10)

John 2

Romans 1

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

1 John 5

WEB (10)

John 2

Romans 1

1 Timothy 1

Titus 1

1 John 5

KJV (10)

liar 8

liars 2

NAS (10)

liar 8

liars 2

HCS (10)

a liar 2

a liar 4

is a liar 1

liar 1

liars 2

BSB (10)

[and] liars 1

a liar 7

liar 1

liars 1

ESV (10)

liar 8

liars 2

WEB (10)

a liar 7

for liars 1

liars 1

the liar 1

RAH

N-NSM 2

ANT

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

BEZ

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

BGB

N-AMS 2

N-DMP 1

N-NMP 1

N-NMS 6

BMT

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

BYZ

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

ELZ

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

NA26

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

SBL

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

SCV

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

STV

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

TIS

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

N-ASM 2

N-DPM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 6

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ψεύσ-της, ου, ὁ, (ψεύδω)

liar, cheat, Il. 24.261; ἀνὴρ ψ. Hdt. 7.209, cf. LXX Si. 15.8: c. gen. rei, ὧν.. ψεῦσται φανούμεθα wherein we shall be found to be liars, S. Ant. 1195, cf. Arist. EN 1127b16, AP 12.70 (Mel.), Phld. Herc. 1457.12.

2. Adj., = cross ψευδής, lying, false, ψ. λόγος Pi. N. 5.29; ψεύστης δ' οτος ἔπεστι λίθος, of a cenotaph, AP 7.273 (Leon.); τὸν ψεύσταν δέ με τύμβον.. θέντο· τί θαῦμα; Κρῆτες ὅπου ψεῦσται, καὶ Διός ἐστι τάφος ib. 275 (Gaet.), alluding to Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται, Epimenid. 1, which is cited by Call. Jov. 8, Titus 1:12.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ψεύστης, ψευστου, ὁ (ψεύδω), from Homer down, a liar: John 8:44, 55; 1 John 1:10; 1 John 2:4, 22; 1 John 4:20; 1 John 5:10; 1 Timothy 1:10; Titus 1:12; (Revelation 21:8 Lachmann (others ψευδής, which see)); one who breaks faith, a false or faithless man (see ψεῦσμα), Romans 3:4 cf. Proverbs 19:22.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ψεύστης , -ου , ὁ

(< ψεύδω ),

[in LXX: Psalms 116:11 (H3576), Proverbs 19:22 A N2 (H3577), Sirach 15:8; Sirach 25:2*;]

a liar: John 8:44; John 8:55, Romans 3:4, 1 Timothy 1:10, Titus 1:12, 1 John 1:10; 1 John 2:4; 1 John 2:22; 1 John 4:20; 1 John 5:10 .†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

ψευσται ψεύσται ψεῦσται ψευσταις ψεύσταις ψευστην ψεύστην ψευστης ψεύστης pseustai pseûstai pseustais pseústais pseusten pseustēn pseústen pseústēn pseustes pseustēs pseústes pseústēs