What does ψευδής (pseudḗs) mean in the Bible?
ψευδής (pseudḗs): Describes both deceitful persons and false claims; fundamentally emphasizes untrustworthiness rather than mere error.
Greek · G5571
ψευδής
False
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ψευδής G5571
Pronunciation pseudḗs
What does ψευδής (pseudḗs) mean in the Bible?
ψευδής (pseudḗs): Describes both deceitful persons and false claims; fundamentally emphasizes untrustworthiness rather than mere error.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5571?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as liars (1), false (1), liars (1).
Where does ψευδής (pseudḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 6:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It as liars 1× Revelation 2:2
false 1× Acts 6:13
liars 1× Revelation 21:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 6:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Acts 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ψευδεῖς 2x pseudeis Acts 6:13, Revelation 2:2
ψευδέσιν 1x pseudesin Revelation 21:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 2x Acts 6:13, Revelation 2:2
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Revelation 21:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Describes both deceitful persons and false claims; fundamentally emphasizes untrustworthiness rather than mere error.
Strong's G5571
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 14:5 Source Gloss
false
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Describes both deceitful persons and false claims; fundamentally emphasizes untrustworthiness rather than mere error.
(ψεύδομαι), [in LXX for שֶׁקֶר, שָׁוְא, כָּזָב; etc. ;] lying, false, untrue (of persons and things): Rev.2:2; μάρτυρες, Act.6:13; as subst., ὁ ψ., a liar: Rev.21:8.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 6:13 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ψευδεῖς yeudeiv
false, deceitful, lying
Read verse Revelation 2:2 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ψευδεῖς, yeudeiv
false, deceitful, lying
Read verse Revelation 21:8 Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
ψευδέσι, yeudesin
false, deceitful, lying
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Plural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Plural · Masculine Rev 21:8 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 6:13 · Rev 2:2 2×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
describing a witness who speaks lies or gives false testimony
describing deceitful scales or dishonest weights in commercial transaction
describing deceptive or illusory wages that do not endure
describing boastful or untrue claims made in pride by Moab
Word Origins
ψευδής is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain