Pseudomai ψεύδομαι

Pseudomai (Greek ψεύδομαι, Strong's G5574) is a Greek verb meaning “to lie”. It occurs 12 times in 12 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Lying

Verses

Every verse with Pseudomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• 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.Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Acts

• 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?Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from 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 not lied unto men, but unto God.Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

Romans

• Romans 9:1
  I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 11:31
  The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.

Galatians

• Galatians 1:20
  Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

Colossians

• Colossians 3:9
  Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 2:7
  Whereunto 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.For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.

Hebrews

• 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 set before us:Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

James

• James 3:14
  But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

1 John

• 1 John 1:6
  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

Revelation

• 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 feet, and to know that I have loved thee.Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).