Pseudochristos ψευδόχριστος

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Pseudochristos
ψευδόχριστος
Transliteration	pseudochristos
Strong's number	G5580
Language	Greek
Part of speech	masculine noun
Gloss	false Christ
Occurrences	2 in 2 verses
Most frequent in	Matthew (1)

Pseudochristos (Greek ψευδόχριστος, Strong's G5580) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “false Christ”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ψευδό-χριστος, -ου ὁ
a false Christ or Messiah, "a pretender to the Messianic office" (Swete, Mk., 309; cf. also Tr., Syn., § xxx): Mat.24:24, Mrk.13:22 (cf. ἀντίχριστος).†
(AS)

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

Translated as

KJV	false christs (2)
BSB	false christs (2)

Topics

Antichrist

Verses

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

Matthew

Matthew 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

Mark

Mark 13:22
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

Notes

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.
English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).