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ψεύστης G5583
G5583 is the Greek word ψεύστης, transliterated pseústēs. The King James Version most often renders it liar.
What it means
a falsifier.
Where it comes from
from G5574 (ψεύδομαι).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: liar.
Verses using ψεύστης
All 10 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.
John 8:55 · KJV
Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
Romans 3:4 · KJV
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
1 Timothy 1:10 · KJV
For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
Titus 1:12 · KJV
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
1 John 1:10 · KJV
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 2:4 · KJV
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 2:22 · KJV
Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
1 John 4:20 · KJV
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
1 John 5:10 · KJV
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
Common questions
What does Strong's G5583 mean?
G5583 is the Greek word ψεύστης (pseústēs), meaning a falsifier.
How is G5583 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it liar (8 times), liars (2 times).
How many times does G5583 appear in the Bible?
ψεύστης (pseústēs) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G5583 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G5574 (ψεύδομαι).
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