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ψεῦδος G5579
G5579 is the Greek word ψεῦδος, transliterated pseûdos. The King James Version most often renders it lie.
What it means
a falsehood.
Where it comes from
from G5574 (ψεύδομαι).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: lie, lying.
Verses using ψεῦδος
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
John 8:44 · KJV
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Romans 1:25 · KJV
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Ephesians 4:25 · KJV
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 · KJV
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2 Thessalonians 2:11 · KJV
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
1 John 2:21 · KJV
I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
1 John 2:27 · KJV
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Revelation 21:27 · KJV
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Common questions
What does Strong's G5579 mean?
G5579 is the Greek word ψεῦδος (pseûdos), meaning a falsehood.
How is G5579 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lie (5 times), lying (2 times), maketh a lie (1 time).
How many times does G5579 appear in the Bible?
ψεῦδος (pseûdos) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G5579 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G5574 (ψεύδομαι).
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