ψευδολόγ-ος G5573
liars, those who speak falsehood
Persons who habitually speak lies or engage in deliberate falsehood. In 1 Timothy 4:2, Paul describes false teachers whose consciences are seared as 'speaking lies in hypocrisy'—the genitive construction emphasizes their fundamental character as liars. The consistent rendering across languages (Spanish 'de-mentirosos', English 'of-liars', German 'Luegner') captures this attribution of moral character, identifying lying as a defining trait of those who oppose sound doctrine.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Those characterized by speaking falsehood, especially in religious contexts. The term appears in 1 Timothy 4:2 describing the hypocritical nature of false teachers whose teaching comes 'through the hypocrisy of liars,' indicating that mendacity is not incidental but essential to their corrupting influence in the church. 1×
AR["كاذِبينَ"]·ben["মিথ্যাবাদীদের,"]·DE["Luegner"]·EN["of-liars"]·FR["ψευδολόγων"]·heb["דּוֹבְרֵי-שֶׁקֶר"]·HI["झोओथे-बोलने-वअलोन"]·ID["para-pendusta"]·IT["pseudologōn"]·jav["tukang-goroh,"]·KO["거짓말하는-자들-의,"]·PT["de-mentirosos"]·RU["лжесловесников"]·ES["de-mentirosos"]·SW["wa-waongo"]·TR["yalan-söyleyenlerin"]·urd["جھوٹ-بولنے-والوں-کی"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ψευδολόγ-ος (paroxytone), ον, speaking falsely, lying, Refs 5th c.BC+