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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ψευδομαρτυρέω G5576
Pronunciation pseudomartyréō
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 It do not bear false witness 2× Matthew 19:18, Luke 18:20
[and] testified falsely 1× Mark 14:57
bear false witness 1× Mark 10:19
bore false witness 1× Mark 14:56
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 19:18 ψευδομαρτυρήσεις to do not bear false witness Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Mark 10:19 ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς to bear false witness Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular Mark 14:56 ἐψευδομαρτύρουν to bore false witness Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 14:57 ἐψευδομαρτύρουν to [and] testified falsely Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 18:20 ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς to do not bear false witness Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 19:18
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 3 Luke 1
Source forms
ἐψευδομαρτύρουν 2x epseudomartyroun Mark 14:56, Mark 14:57
ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς 2x pseudomartyrēsēs Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20
ψευδομαρτυρήσεις 1x pseudomartyrēseis Matthew 19:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular 2x Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Mark 14:56, Mark 14:57
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Matthew 19:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. False testimony against someone, violating the commandment forbidding bearing witness against one's neighbor.
Strong's G5576
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to perjure
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 19:18 Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ψευδομαρτυρήσεις· yeudomarturhseiv
I testify falsely
Read verse Mark 10:19 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, yeudomarturhshv
I testify falsely
Read verse Mark 14:56 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐψευδομαρτύρουν eyeudomarturoun
I testify falsely
Read verse Mark 14:57 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐψευδομαρτύρουν eyeudomarturoun
I testify falsely
Read verse Luke 18:20 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, yeudomarturhshv
I testify falsely
Read verse Romans 13:9 Verb 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active Mark 10:19 · Luke 18:20 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Imperfect Active Mark 14:56 · Mark 14:57 2×
Future Active Matt 19:18 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 imperfect 2 future 1
Voice
active 5
Mood
indicative 3 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 19:18 ψευδομαρτυρήσεις future active indicative prospective Mark 10:19 ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:56 ἐψευδομαρτύρουν imperfect active indicative background Mark 14:57 ἐψευδομαρτύρουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 18:20 ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
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:
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