ψεύσ-της G5583
a liar, one who speaks falsehood
Senses
1. a liar, one who speaks falsehood — A person who tells lies or is characterized by falsehood; Greek ψεύστης denotes one whose speech is deceptive or untruthful. Multilingual evidence is consistent: eng 'liar(s),' spa 'mentiroso(s),' hin झूठा (jhūṭhā, liar), arb كَذّابٌ/كَذّابونَ (kadhdhāb, habitual liar), kor 거짓말쟁이(들) (geojitmaljaeng-i), swa 'mwongo/waongo' (liar/liars). The split is purely grammatical number: singular nominative/accusative (S79188) vs plural dative/nominative (S79189) with identical semantic content. 10×
AR["الكَذّابينَ","الكَذّابُ","كاذِب","كاذِباً","كاذِبٌ","كَذّاب","كَذّابونَ","كَذّابًا","كَذّابٌ"]·ben["মিথ্যাবাদী","মিথ্যাবাদী,","মিথ্যাবাদীদের,","মিথ্যুক"]·DE["Luegner"]·EN["a-liar","for-liars","liar","liars"]·FR["menteur"]·heb["לְ-שַׁקְרָנִים","שַׁקְרָן","שַׁקְרָנִים","שׁקְרָן"]·HI["झूठा","झूठा।","झोओथहोन","झोओथे,"]·ID["pendusta","pendusta,"]·IT["bugiardo"]·jav["goroh,","tiyang-goroh","tiyang-goroh,","tukang-goroh","tukang-goroh."]·KO["거짓말쟁이","거짓말쟁이-로","거짓말쟁이들","거짓말쟁이들에게,","거짓말하는-자"]·PT["mentiroso","mentiroso,","mentirosos","mentirosos,"]·RU["лжец","лжец,","лжецам","лжецом","лжецы"]·ES["mentiroso","mentirosos"]·SW["kwa-waongo","mwongo","ni-mwongo","waongo"]·TR["yalancı","yalancılar,","yalancılara"]·urd["جھوٹا","جھوٹا،","جھوٹوں","جھوٹے"]
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
ψεύσ-της, ου, ὁ, (ψεύδω) liar, cheat, LXX+8th c.BC+ with genitive _of things_, ὧν.. ψεῦσται φανούμεθα wherein we shall be found to be liars, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 adjective, ={ψευδής}, lying, false, ψ. λόγος Refs 5th c.BC+; ψεύστης δ᾽ οτος ἔπεστι λίθος, of a cenotaph, Refs 1st c.AD+; τὸν ψεύσταν δέ με τύμβον.. θέντο· τί θαῦμ; Κρῆτες ὅπου ψεῦσται, καὶ Διός ἐστι τάφοςRefs 6th c.BC+, which is cited by NT+3rd c.BC+