What does ψευδομαρτυρέω (pseudomartyréō) mean in the Bible?
ψευδομαρτυρέω (pseudomartyréō): False testimony against someone, violating the commandment forbidding bearing witness against one's neighbor.
Greek · G5576
ψευδομαρτυρέω
To perjure
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ψευδομαρτυρέωG5576
Pronunciationpseudomartyréō
What does ψευδομαρτυρέω (pseudomartyréō) mean in the Bible?
ψευδομαρτυρέω (pseudomartyréō): False testimony against someone, violating the commandment forbidding bearing witness against one's neighbor.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5576?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include do not bear false witness (2), [and] testified falsely (1), bear false witness (1), bore false witness (1).
Where does ψευδομαρτυρέω (pseudomartyréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 19:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), Luke (1), Matthew (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 Itdo not bear false witness2×Matthew 19:18, Luke 18:20
[and] testified falsely1×Mark 14:57
bear false witness1×Mark 10:19
bore false witness1×Mark 14:56
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 19:18ψευδομαρτυρήσειςtodo not bear false witnessVerb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularMark 10:19ψευδομαρτυρήσῃςtobear false witnessVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularMark 14:56ἐψευδομαρτύρουνtobore false witnessVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMark 14:57ἐψευδομαρτύρουνto[and] testified falselyVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralLuke 18:20ψευδομαρτυρήσῃςtodo not bear false witnessVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 19:18
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark3Luke1
Source forms
ἐψευδομαρτύρουν2xepseudomartyrounMark 14:56, Mark 14:57
ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς2xpseudomartyrēsēsMark 10:19, Luke 18:20
ψευδομαρτυρήσεις1xpseudomartyrēseisMatthew 19:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular2xMark 10:19, Luke 18:20
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural2xMark 14:56, Mark 14:57
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xMatthew 19:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. False testimony against someone, violating the commandment forbidding bearing witness against one's neighbor.
Strong'sG5576
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to perjure
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
False testimony against someone, violating the commandment forbidding bearing witness against one's neighbor.
to bear false witness: Mat.19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20" (LXX) ; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Mrk.14:56-57 (Xen., Plat., al.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 19:18Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ψευδομαρτυρήσεις·yeudomarturhseiv
I testify falsely
Read verseMark 10:19Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς,yeudomarturhshv
I testify falsely
Read verseMark 14:56Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐψευδομαρτύρουνeyeudomarturoun
I testify falsely
Read verseMark 14:57Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐψευδομαρτύρουνeyeudomarturoun
I testify falsely
Read verseLuke 18:20Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς,yeudomarturhshv
I testify falsely
Read verseRomans 13:9Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ψευδομαρτυρήσεις,yeudomarturhseiv
I testify falsely
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms5TensesAorist, Imperfect, FutureVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose2×
Aorist ActiveMark 10:19 · Luke 18:202×
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Imperfect ActiveMark 14:56 · Mark 14:572×
Future ActiveMatt 19:181×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2imperfect2future1
Voice
active5
Mood
indicative3subjunctive2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 19:18ψευδομαρτυρήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 10:19ψευδομαρτυρήσῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 14:56ἐψευδομαρτύρουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundMark 14:57ἐψευδομαρτύρουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 18:20ψευδομαρτυρήσῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ψευδομαρτυρέω is built from this root: