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G5573 ψευδολόγος (pseudológos)
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Quick Definition

ψευδολόγος, ον Adj speaking lies

Strong's Definition

from 5571 and 3004; mendacious, i.e. promulgating erroneous Christian doctrine

KJV Usage: speaking lies

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

adjc. | -ου | ψεύδομαι + λέγω

33.255 · Communication · Speak Truth, Speak Falsehood

liar one who utters falsehoods and lies Since lying is a universal, there is usually no difficulty in obtaining a satisfactory term for ‘liar,’ though frequently the equivalent is an idiomatic expression, for example, ‘to speak too much,’ ‘to speak with two tongues,’ or ‘to speak what is not one’s thoughts.’

1TI 4:2

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ψευδο-λόγος, -ov, (ψευδής and λέγω), speaking (teaching) falsely, speaking lies: 1 Tim. iv. 2. (Arstph. ran. 1521; Polyb., Leian., Aesop, al.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ψευδολόγος pseudologos 1x

false-speaking, 1 Tim. 4:2*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

* ψευδο-λόγος, -ον

(< ψευδής, λέγω),

speaking falsely, lying: I Ti 4:2 (Aristoph., Polyb., al.).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ψευδολόγος, ‘* speaking false things ’’ (1 Tim 4). cf. CPR I. 19% (a.p. 330) ἀντεπιστάλματα... ψευδολογίας, ‘‘ replies full of false statements.” For the corr. subst. . μετὰ

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ψευδολόγος (pseudologos) — lying. ψευδολόγ-ος (paroxytone), ον, speaking falsely, lying, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

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