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ψεύστης

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine10 occurrences5 books10 verses

Definition

ψεύστης, -ου, ὁ

(ψεύδω), [in LXX: Psalm 116:11 (כָּזַב), Proverbs 19:22 A N2 (כָּזָב), Sir.15.8; 25:2 * ;]

a liar: John 8:44, 55, Romans 3:4, 1 Timothy 1:10, Titus 1:12, 1 John 1:10, John 2:4, John 2:22, John 4:20, John 5:10 .

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ψεύστης:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. John 8:44ψεύστης · a liar
    You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
  2. John 8:55ψεύστης · a liar
    You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
  3. Romans 3:4ψεύστης · a liar
    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
  4. 1 Timothy 1:10ψεύσταις · [and] liars
    …for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
  5. Titus 1:12ψεῦσται · liars
    As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
  6. 1 John 1:10ψεύστην · a liar
    If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
  7. 1 John 2:4ψεύστης · a liar
    If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
  8. 1 John 2:22ψεύστης · liar
    Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
  9. 1 John 4:20ψεύστης · a liar
    If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
  10. 1 John 5:10ψεύστην · a liar
    Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.