What does μάρτυς · ψευδής mean in the Bible?
μάρτυς · ψευδής is a Greek phrase meaning "False witnesses".
Greek · G3144, G5571
μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς
Witness · false
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μάρτυςG3144witness
Pronunciationmártys
One who testifies to facts personally observed, especially Christ's resurrection or God's character in covenant.
Open lexicon entry →ψευδήςG5571false
Pronunciationpseudḗs
Describes both deceitful persons and false claims; fundamentally emphasizes untrustworthiness rather than mere error.
Open lexicon entry →What does μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς (martyras pseudeis) mean in the Bible?
μάρτυς · ψευδής is a Greek phrase meaning "False witnesses".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3144, G5571?
G3144, G5571 is connected to 35 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. False witnesses
Source Gloss
False witnesses
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns7Aligned forms35Case patternNominative (18)Number patternPlural (23)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 11:48 · Luke 24:48 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 2:32 · Acts 3:15 · Acts 5:32 · Acts 7:58 · Acts 10:39 · Acts 13:31 · 1 Thess 2:1010×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 22:15 · Rom 1:9 · Phil 1:8 · 1 Thess 2:5 · 1 Pet 5:1 · Rev 1:5 · Rev 2:13 · Rev 3:148×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 18:16 · Matt 26:65 · Mark 14:63 · 2 Cor 13:1 · 1 Tim 5:19 · 1 Tim 6:12 · 2 Tim 2:2 · Heb 12:1 · Rev 17:69×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineActs 22:201×
Dative · Plural · MasculineActs 10:41 · Heb 10:28 · Rev 11:33×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineActs 1:22 · Acts 26:16 · 2 Cor 1:233×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineActs 6:131×
Word Origins
μάρτυρας ψευδεῖς is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.